1249 Reginald/Ragnald V becomes King of the Isle of Man (1248-1250)
1333 The Ambush of San Cesario: Stefano Colonna (20) slaughters the Orsini & Savelli, a deed celebrated by Petrarch
1456 The Oddi & Corgna families attempt a coup against the Baglioni at Perugia
1527 Charles V's Spanish and German troops begin the "Sack of Rome" -- Learn More
1529 Battle of Ghagra: Babur defeats the Sultan of Bengal
1622 Battle of Wimpfen: Imperial troops under Tilly & Cordoba defeat George Frederick of Baden-Durlach
1757 Battle of Prague: Frederick the Great defeats the Austrians
1794 Toussaint L'Ouverture begins the Haitian Revolution against France -- Learn More
1848 Battle of Santa Lucia: Austrians defeat the Piedmontese
1861 Arkansas is the 9th state to secede from the Union
1864 Battle of Port Walthall Junction, VA
1864 Cherokee Chief Stand Watie is made a Confederate brigadier general
1864 The Wilderness: James Longstreet is wounded by friendly fire during a counterattack
1889 Dedication of the Eiffel Tower
1898 US ships & Spanish batteries exchange fire at Havana & Santiago
1910 King George V ascends the British throne (1911-1936)
1915 Gallipoli: Allies attack Cape Hellas
1916 Belgians capture Kigali, German East-Africa
1919 The 77th Division marches home up Fifth Avenue
1919 Third Anglo-Afghan War begins (ends Aug. 8th, with Britain recognizing full Afghan independence)
1933 Italo-Soviet trade agreement: Fascists and Communists united
1937 The airship 'Hindenburg' burns at Lakehurst, NJ, 36 die
1941 Bob Hope stages his first USO show, March Field, California
1942 Corregidor and the Philippines surrender to the Japanese
1945 Axis Sally makes her last broadcast
1948 Greek government executes 43 communist rebels at Athens
1955 West Germany joins NATO
1962 USS 'Ethan Allen' (SSBN-608) fires the first nuclear warhead from a submerged submarine
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