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1897

The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire

The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.

1948

Régis Wargnier, French director, producer, and screenwriter

Régis Wargnier, French director, producer, and screenwriter

1864

American Civil War: African-American Union soldiers were massacred and mutilated during and after the Battle of Poison S

American Civil War: African-American Union soldiers were massacred and mutilated during and after the Battle of Poison Spring.

1775

American Revolutionary War: Colonists Paul Revere and William Dawes, later joined by Samuel Prescott, began a midnight r

American Revolutionary War: Colonists Paul Revere and William Dawes, later joined by Samuel Prescott, began a midnight ride to warn residents of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, about the impendi�

1975

South Vietnamese forces withdraw from the town of Xuan Loc in the last major battle of the Vietnam War

South Vietnamese forces withdraw from the town of Xuan Loc in the last major battle of the Vietnam War.

1861

American Civil War: Baltimore riot of 1861: A pro-Secession mob in Baltimore attacks United States Army troops marching

American Civil War: Baltimore riot of 1861: A pro-Secession mob in Baltimore attacks United States Army troops marching through the city.

1809

An Austrian corps is defeated by the forces of the Duchy of Warsaw in the Battle of Raszyn, part of the struggles of the

An Austrian corps is defeated by the forces of the Duchy of Warsaw in the Battle of Raszyn, part of the struggles of the Fifth Coalition. On the same day the Austrian main army is defeated by a First�

1775

American Revolutionary War: Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Siege of Boston begins with American mil

American Revolutionary War: Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Siege of Boston begins with American militias blocking land access to the British-held city.

1920

Ragnar Ulstein, Norwegian journalist and war historian (died 2019)

Ragnar Ulstein, Norwegian journalist and war historian (died 2019)

1578

Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (born 1530)

Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (born 1530)

1861

The first bloodshed of the American Civil War took place when Confederate sympathizers in Baltimore, Maryland, attacked

The first bloodshed of the American Civil War took place when Confederate sympathizers in Baltimore, Maryland, attacked members of the Massachusetts militia en route to Washington, D.C.

1809

War of the Fifth Coalition: French general Louis-Nicolas Davout defeated an Austrian force in Lower Bavaria, allowing h

War of the Fifth Coalition: French general Louis-Nicolas Davout defeated an Austrian force in Lower Bavaria, allowing him to rejoin the main French army.

1775

The American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in the British colony of Massachusetts

The American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in the British colony of Massachusetts.

2020

For the first time in history, oil prices drop below zero, an effect of the 2020 Russia-Saudi Arabia oil price war

For the first time in history, oil prices drop below zero, an effect of the 2020 Russia-Saudi Arabia oil price war.

1961

Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba

Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba.

1898

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U.S. President William McKinley signs a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.

1861

American Civil War: Robert E

American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia.

1792

France declares war against the "King of Hungary and Bohemia", the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars

France declares war against the "King of Hungary and Bohemia", the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars.

1978

Lord Richard Cecil, British soldier and journalist in the Rhodesian Bush War

Lord Richard Cecil, British soldier and journalist in the Rhodesian Bush War

1809

War of the Fifth Coalition: Commanded by Napoleon, Franco-German forces defeated a reinforced Austrian corps at the Batt

War of the Fifth Coalition: Commanded by Napoleon, Franco-German forces defeated a reinforced Austrian corps at the Battle of Abensberg.