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1950

The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War

The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.

1941

World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa

World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa.

1905

During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin

During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin.

1864

American Civil War: Confederate forces defeat Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta cam

American Civil War: Confederate forces defeat Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta campaign.

1760

Anglo-Cherokee War: Cherokee warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolin

Anglo-Cherokee War: Cherokee warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolina.

2014

Violet Milstead, Canadian World War II aviator and bush pilot (born 1919)

Violet Milstead, Canadian World War II aviator and bush pilot (born 1919)

1869

The military phase of the Meiji Restoration in Japan was completed with an imperial victory in the Boshin War

The military phase of the Meiji Restoration in Japan was completed with an imperial victory in the Boshin War.

1864

American Civil War: General Sherman's frontal assault against the Confederate Army of Tennessee failed, but did not stop

American Civil War: General Sherman's frontal assault against the Confederate Army of Tennessee failed, but did not stop the Union army from advancing on Atlanta.

1743

War of the Austrian Succession: In the last time that a British monarch led troops in battle, Allied forces commanded by

War of the Austrian Succession: In the last time that a British monarch led troops in battle, Allied forces commanded by George II (depicted) defeated the French army at Dettingen, Bavaria.

1950

Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre

Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre.

1950

Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow

Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city f�

1950

Korean War: The Korean People's Army kills almost a thousand doctors, nurses, inpatient civilians and wounded soldiers i

Korean War: The Korean People's Army kills almost a thousand doctors, nurses, inpatient civilians and wounded soldiers in the Seoul National University Hospital massacre.

1948

Cold War: The Tito–Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform

Cold War: The Tito–Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform.

1942

World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue

World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue.

1922

The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces

The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces.

1917

World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers

World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers.

1778

American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting

American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.

1776

American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration

American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.

1776

American Revolutionary War: Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hange

American Revolutionary War: Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition.

1914

Aribert Heim, Austrian SS physician and Nazi war criminal (died 1992)

Aribert Heim, Austrian SS physician and Nazi war criminal (died 1992)