1945
World War II: A Fu-Go balloon bomb launched by the Japanese Army kills six people near Bly, Oregon
World War II: A Fu-Go balloon bomb launched by the Japanese Army kills six people near Bly, Oregon.
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1940
World War II: Norwegian campaign: Norwegian squads in Hegra Fortress and Vinjesvingen capitulate to German forces after
World War II: Norwegian campaign: Norwegian squads in Hegra Fortress and Vinjesvingen capitulate to German forces after all other Norwegian forces in southern Norway had laid down their arms.
1865
American Civil War: The Confederate government was declared dissolved at Washington, Georgia
American Civil War: The Confederate government was declared dissolved at Washington, Georgia.
1864
American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County
American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County.
1945
World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops
World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops.
1945
World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins
World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins.
1942
World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese
World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese.
1863
American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with a major defeat of the Union's Army of the Potomac under Jos
American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with a major defeat of the Union's Army of the Potomac under Joseph Hooker by the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee.
1861
American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union
American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union.
1757
Battle of Prague: A Prussian army fights an Austrian army in Prague during the Seven Years' War
Battle of Prague: A Prussian army fights an Austrian army in Prague during the Seven Years' War.
1999
Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft inadvertently bombs the Chinese embass
Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft inadvertently bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia.
1960
Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Ga
Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers.
1954
Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13
Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13).
1940
World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister N
World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later.
1937
Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco
Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces.
1920
Polish–Soviet War: Kyiv offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symboli
Polish–Soviet War: Kyiv offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kyiv only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-off�
1915
World War I: German submarine U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania, killing 1,199 people, including 128 Americans
World War I: German submarine U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania, killing 1,199 people, including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turns many former pro-Germans in the United States against the Ger�
1864
American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S
American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards.
1763
Pontiac's War begins with Pontiac's attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British
Pontiac's War begins with Pontiac's attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British.
1972
Vietnam War: U
Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his order to place naval mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation.