Search Historical Events

1427

Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English priest (born 1352)

Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English priest (born 1352)

1801

First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America

First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America.

1801

First Barbary War: The Barbary corsairs of Tripoli declared war on the United States by cutting down the flagstaff in fr

First Barbary War: The Barbary corsairs of Tripoli declared war on the United States by cutting down the flagstaff in front of the U.S. consulate.

1846

Mexican–American War: The United States declares war on the Federal Republic of Mexico following a dispute over the Amer

Mexican–American War: The United States declares war on the Federal Republic of Mexico following a dispute over the American annexation of the Republic of Texas and a Mexican military incursion.

1779

War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war

War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it�

1756

Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France

Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France.

1756

The Seven Years' War begins when Great Britain declares war on France

The Seven Years' War begins when Great Britain declares war on France.

1848

Mexican–American War: Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada,

Mexican–American War: Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of four other modern-day U.S. states to the United States for US�

1846

Mexican–American War: President Mariano Paredes of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States

Mexican–American War: President Mariano Paredes of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States.

1977

Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is released in US theaters

Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is released in US theaters.

1900

George Lennon, Irish Republican Army leader during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War (died 1991)

George Lennon, Irish Republican Army leader during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War (died 1991)

1900

Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colom

Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro.

1754

French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel Geo

French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville�

1982

Falklands War: The British War Cabinet, which never considered using nuclear weapons in the conflict, ordered that the n

Falklands War: The British War Cabinet, which never considered using nuclear weapons in the conflict, ordered that the nuclear depth bombs on British ships return home.

1902

Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa

Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.

1676

Franco-Dutch War: France ensured the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the B

Franco-Dutch War: France ensured the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the Battle of Palermo.

1968

American radical feminist Valerie Solanas shot and wounded visual artist Andy Warhol and two others at Warhol's New York

American radical feminist Valerie Solanas shot and wounded visual artist Andy Warhol and two others at Warhol's New York City studio, The Factory.

0

Victory Day observances, celebration of the Soviet Union victory over Nazi Germany (Soviet Union, Azerbaijan, Belarus, B

�stan, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) Victory and Peace Day, marks the capture of Shusha (1992) in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, and the end of World War II. (Armenia)

0

World Voice Day

World Voice Day

1964

Jerrie Mock completes the first around-the-world airplane flight by a woman

Jerrie Mock completes the first around-the-world airplane flight by a woman. Her solo flight in the Spirit of Columbus, which took 29 1/2 days, took off and landed at the Port Columbus International A�