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1862

American Civil War: Union Army troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana

American Civil War: Union Army troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

1808

Finnish War: Swedish-Finnish troops, led by Captain Karl Wilhelm Malmi, conquer the city of Kuopio from Russians after t

Finnish War: Swedish-Finnish troops, led by Captain Karl Wilhelm Malmi, conquer the city of Kuopio from Russians after the Battle of Kuopio.

1780

American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by Britis

American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.

1946

Daniel Libeskind, American architect, designed the Imperial War Museum North and Jewish Museum

Daniel Libeskind, American architect, designed the Imperial War Museum North and Jewish Museum

1863

American Civil War: The Confederates were routed in the Battle of Raymond, a small battle that had an inordinately large

American Civil War: The Confederates were routed in the Battle of Raymond, a small battle that had an inordinately large impact on the Vicksburg campaign.

1743

War of the Austrian Succession: Habsburg ruler Maria Theresa was crowned Queen of Bohemia after Austrian forces drove Fr

War of the Austrian Succession: Habsburg ruler Maria Theresa was crowned Queen of Bohemia after Austrian forces drove French troops from the territory.

1999

Kosovo War: NATO bombs the village of Koriša, killing at least 87 people

Kosovo War: NATO bombs the village of Koriša, killing at least 87 people.

1948

Arab–Israeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre occurs, a day prior to the Israeli Declaration of Independence

Arab–Israeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre occurs, a day prior to the Israeli Declaration of Independence.

1945

World War II: Yevgeny Khaldei's photograph Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is published in Ogonyok magazine

World War II: Yevgeny Khaldei's photograph Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is published in Ogonyok magazine.

1943

World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia

World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia.

1940

World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse

World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons.

1861

American Civil War: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a "proclamation of neutrality" which recognizes the Conf

American Civil War: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a "proclamation of neutrality" which recognizes the Confederacy as having belligerent rights.

1568

Mary, Queen of Scots, is defeated at the Battle of Langside, part of the civil war between Queen Mary and the supporters

Mary, Queen of Scots, is defeated at the Battle of Langside, part of the civil war between Queen Mary and the supporters of her son, James VI.

1980

Salvadoran Civil War: the Sumpul River massacre occurs in Chalatenango, El Salvador

Salvadoran Civil War: the Sumpul River massacre occurs in Chalatenango, El Salvador.

1955

Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pac

Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.

1943

World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland

World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland.

1940

World War II: Rotterdam, Netherlands is bombed by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany despite a ceasefire, killing about 900 p

World War II: Rotterdam, Netherlands is bombed by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany despite a ceasefire, killing about 900 people and destroying the historic city center.

1868

Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward

Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward.

1863

American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces drive Confederates under Joseph E

American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces drive Confederates under Joseph E. Johnston out of Jackson, Mississippi in the Battle of Jackson.

1887

Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War (died 1943)

Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War (died 1943)