Isaac II Angelos kills Stephen Hagiochristophorites and then appeals to the people, resulting in the revolt that deposes Andronikos I Komnenos and places Isaac on the throne of the Byzantine Empire.

Isaac II AngelosStephen HagiochristophoritesAndronikos I KomnenosByzantine Empire

The first recorded instance of the Catholic practice of perpetual Eucharistic adoration formally begins in Avignon, France.

Catholic ChurchEucharistic adoration

Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly-led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English.

Battle of Stirling BridgeWilliam WallaceAndrew Moray

Lithuanian Civil War (1389-92): The Teutonic Knights begin a five-week siege of Vilnius.

Lithuanian Civil War (1389-92)Teutonic KnightsVilnius

Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by indigenous warriors, led by Michimalonco.

SantiagoMichimalonco

Ottoman forces retreat from Malta ending the Great Siege of Malta.

Ottoman EmpireMaltaGreat Siege of Malta

Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.

Henry HudsonManhattan Island

Siege of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell's English Parliamentarian troops take the town and execute its garrison.

Siege of DroghedaOliver CromwellRoundhead

Battle of Zenta: a major engagement in the Great Turkish War (1683-1699) and one of the most decisive defeats in Ottoman history.

Battle of ZentaGreat Turkish WarOttoman Empire

Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish Empire ceases to be a major power.

Charles XII of SwedenSmolenskGreat Northern WarBattle of PoltavaSwedish Empire

Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France.

Battle of Malplaquet

Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.

Siege of Barcelona (1713-14)BarcelonaCataloniaPhilip V of SpainWar of the Spanish Succession

Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.

Battle of Saint CastSeven Years' War

Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Benedict Arnold's expedition to QuebecCambridge, Massachusetts

British-American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.

Staten Island Peace ConferenceStaten IslandAmerican Revolutionary War

American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Battle of BrandywineChester County, Pennsylvania

American Revolutionary War: Sugarloaf Massacre: A small detachment of militia from Northampton County are attacked by Native Americans and Loyalists near Little Nescopeck Creek.

Sugarloaf MassacreNorthampton County, PennsylvaniaLoyalist (American Revolution)Little Nescopeck Creek

The beginning of the Annapolis Convention.

Annapolis Convention (1786)

Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.

Alexander HamiltonUnited States Secretary of the Treasury

The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house where they are stored.

Hope Diamond

The Maltese National Congress Battalions are disbanded by British Civil Commissioner Alexander Ball.

National Congress BattalionsList of Civil Commissioners of MaltaAlexander Ball

France annexes the Kingdom of Piedmont.

Kingdom of Sardinia

Battle of Delhi, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, between British troops under General Lake, and Marathas of Scindia's army under General Louis Bourquin.

Battle of Delhi (1803)Second Anglo-Maratha WarGerard Lake, 1st Viscount LakeMarathaScindia

War of 1812: British troops arrive in Mount Vernon and prepare to march to and invade Washington, D.C..

War of 1812Mount VernonWashington, D.C.

War of 1812: The climax of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a major United States victory in the war.

Battle of Plattsburgh

Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason is arrested in Batavia, New York for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that lead to his mysterious disappearance.

William Morgan (anti-Mason)FreemasonBatavia, New YorkFreemasonryWilliam Morgan (anti-Mason)

Surrender of the expedition led by Isidro Barradas at Tampico, sent by the Spanish crown in order to retake Mexico. This was the consummation of Mexico's campaign for independence.

Isidro BarradasTampico

Anti-Masonic Party convention; one of the first American political party conventions.

Anti-Masonic Party

The Riograndense Republic is proclaimed by rebels after defeating Empire of Brazil's troops in the Battle of Seival, during the Ragamuffin War.

Riograndense RepublicEmpire of BrazilRagamuffin War

Christiana Resistance: Escaped slaves stand against their former owner in armed resistance in Christiana, Pennsylvania, creating a rallying cry for the abolitionist movement.

Christiana Resistance