Austrasian king Carloman I dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne king of the now complete Frankish Kingdom.

AustrasiaCarloman ICharlemagneFrancia

The Kingdom of Jerusalem captures Sidon.

Kingdom of JerusalemSiege of Sidon

Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounces his claims to French-controlled territory on continental Europe (including Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels.

Louis IX of FranceHenry III of EnglandTreaty of Paris (1259)Normandy

The final session of the Council of Trent is held. (It had opened on December 13, 1545.)

Council of Trent

Thirty-eight colonists arrive at Berkeley Hundred, Virginia. The group's charter proclaims that the day "be yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God."

ColonyBerkeley HundredColony of Virginia

Father Jacques Marquette founds a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan to minister to the Illiniwek. (The mission would later grow into the city of Chicago.)

Jacques MarquetteLake MichiganIlliniwekChicago

Battle of Lund: A Danish army under the command of King Christian V engages the Swedish army commanded by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt.

Battle of LundChristian V of DenmarkSimon Grundel-Helmfelt

Charles Edward Stuart's army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the Second Jacobite Rising.

Charles Edward StuartDerbyJacobite rising of 1745

At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, U.S. General George Washington bids farewell to his officers.

Fraunces TavernGeorge WashingtonFraunces Tavern

Mission Santa Barbara is dedicated (on the feast day of Saint Barbara).

Mission Santa BarbaraSaint Barbara

The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.

The Observer

In the face of fierce local opposition, British Governor-General Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that anyone who abets suttee in Bengal is guilty of culpable homicide.

Governor-General of IndiaLord William BentinckSutteeBengal PresidencyCulpable homicide

American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: At Waynesboro, Georgia, forces under Union General Judson Kilpatrick prevent troops led by Confederate General Joseph Wheeler from interfering with Union General William T. Sherman's campaign destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to the Atlantic Ocean from Atlanta.

American Civil WarSherman's March to the SeaWaynesboro, GeorgiaUnion ArmyJudson Kilpatrick

Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange).

MinnesotaOliver Hudson KelleyNational Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry

The crewless American ship Mary Celeste is found by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship had been abandoned for nine days but was only slightly damaged.

Mary Celeste

Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

Boss Tweed

The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.

Los Angeles Times

First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers is ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors on the Shangani River in Matabeleland.

First Matabele WarBritish South Africa CompanyShangani PatrolNorthern Ndebele peopleShangani River

Alpha Phi Alpha the first black intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Alpha Phi Alpha

In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26-6.

Canadian football1st Grey CupUniversity of TorontoToronto Varsity BluesToronto Parkdale Canoe Club

The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.

Montreal CanadiensIce hockeyNational Hockey Association

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.

Woodrow WilsonPalace of Versailles

World War II: HMS Nelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.

World War IIHMS Nelson (28)Naval mineGerman submarine U-31 (1936)

World War II: Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign ends.

Carlson's patrolGuadalcanal Campaign

World War II: In Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile.

Kingdom of YugoslaviaJosip Broz Tito

World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes down the Works Progress Administration, because of the high levels of wartime employment in the United States.

Franklin D. RooseveltWorks Progress Administration

By a vote of 65-7, the United States Senate approves United States participation in the United Nations. (The UN had been established on October 24, 1945.)

United States SenateUnited Nations

The first Burger King is opened in Miami.

Burger KingMiami

The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) get together at Sun Studio for the first and last time.

Million Dollar QuartetElvis PresleyJerry Lee LewisCarl PerkinsJohnny Cash

The Grateful Dead's first concert performance under this new name.

Grateful Dead