685 Battle of Nechtansmere/Dunnichen Moss: King Bruide of the Picts defeats King Ecgfrith of Northumbria
1217 Battle of Lincoln: Earl of Pembroke defeats the French
1347 With papal help, Cola di Rienzo stages a coup against the barons at Rome and declares himself Tribune of a new "Roman Republic" (to Dec 15th)
1495 Charles VIII of France leaves Naples for home, having initiated a 65 year-long war with Spain -- Learn More
1498 Vasco da Gama reaches Calicut, India
1520 Battle of Vera Cruz: Cortes defeats Panfilo de Narvaez, agent of the Governor of Cuba
1521 Battle of Pamplona: The French oust the Spanish, wounding Ignatius Loyola in the process
1571 Pope Pius V organizes the Holy League with Venice and Spain, to fight the Turks
1591 The Dutch capture Zutphen from the Spanish
1631 The Sack of Magdeburg: Imperial troops storm the city with great slaughter -- Learn More
1635 Battle of Avein: French defeat the Spanish
1741 Lord Vernon's British expedition retreats from Cartagena de las Indias
1796 Battle of Borghetto: The French defeat the Austrians
1825 Charles X becomes King of France (1825-1830)
1848 First Battle of Vicenza: Austrians defeat Veneto-Papal forces
1859 Battle of Montebello: Franco-Piedmontese defeat the Austrians
1902 US military occupation of Cuba (since June of 1898) ends
1912 Battlecruiser SMS 'Moltke' reaches Hampton Roads, on the only visit to the US by a German capital ship
1930 Pres. Hoover reviews the US Fleet off the Virginia Capes
1932 Engelbert Dollfuss becomes chancellor of Austria, k. by the Nazis, 1934 -- Learn More
1936 Neptunus Rex inducts 29,751 USN polliwogs into the Order of Shellbacks, and personally decorates CNCUS Joseph M. Reeves -- Learn More
1938 Chinese Air Force Martin 139s conduct leafleting raids over Nagasaki and Sasebo
1940 German tanks reach the Channel
1941 Max Schmeling and thousands of other German paratroopers invade Crete
1942 Japanese submarine-borne aircraft reconnoiter Durban, South Africa
1944 US Army Engineers blow up the remnants of the Nofi residence, Itri
1958 Ticker tape parade up Broadway for Van Cliburn, winner of the Moscow International Tchaikovsky Competition; the only musician to receive the honor
1970 NYC: 100,000 march to support US policies in Vietnam
1971 Pentagon reports blacks constitute 11% of US soldiers in SE Asia
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