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2003

AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.

AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.

1998

Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP S. Shanmuganathan is killed by a claymore mine.

Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP S. Shanmuganathan is killed by a claymore mine.

1966

Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the…

Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.

1862

American Civil War: The CSS Arkansas, the most effective ironclad on the Mississippi River, battles with Union Navy…

American Civil War: The CSS Arkansas, the most effective ironclad on the Mississippi River, battles with Union Navy ships commanded by Admiral David Farragut, severely damaging three ships and sustain�

1815

Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders aboard HMS Bellerophon.

Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders aboard HMS Bellerophon.

1410

Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War: Battle of Grunwald: The allied forces of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of…

Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War: Battle of Grunwald: The allied forces of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the army of the Teutonic Order.

1240

Swedish–Novgorodian Wars: A Novgorodian army led by Alexander Nevsky defeats the Swedes in the Battle of the Neva.

Swedish–Novgorodian Wars: A Novgorodian army led by Alexander Nevsky defeats the Swedes in the Battle of the Neva.

70

First Jewish–Roman War: Titus and his armies breach the walls of Jerusalem. (17th of Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar).

First Jewish–Roman War: Titus and his armies breach the walls of Jerusalem. (17th of Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar).

2013

Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn resumes between the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Islamist forces,…

Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn resumes between the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Islamist forces, beginning the Rojava–Islamist conflict.

1862

American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to…

American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold an admiral rank.

1779

American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a…

American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.

2007

TAM Airlines Flight 3054, an Airbus A320, crashes into a warehouse after landing too fast and missing the end of the…

TAM Airlines Flight 3054, an Airbus A320, crashes into a warehouse after landing too fast and missing the end of the São Paulo–Congonhas Airport runway, killing 199 people.

1944

Port Chicago disaster: Near the San Francisco Bay, two ships laden with ammunition for the war explode in Port…

Port Chicago disaster: Near the San Francisco Bay, two ships laden with ammunition for the war explode in Port Chicago, California, killing 320.

1453

Battle of Castillon: The last battle of the Hundred Years' War, the French under Jean Bureau defeat the English under…

Battle of Castillon: The last battle of the Hundred Years' War, the French under Jean Bureau defeat the English under the Earl of Shrewsbury, who is killed in the battle in Gascony.

1429

Hundred Years' War: Charles VII of France is crowned the King of France in the Reims Cathedral after a successful…

Hundred Years' War: Charles VII of France is crowned the King of France in the Reims Cathedral after a successful campaign by Joan of Arc.

1863

American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th…

American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an�

1812

The Treaties of Orebro end both the Anglo-Russian and Anglo-Swedish Wars.

The Treaties of Orebro end both the Anglo-Russian and Anglo-Swedish Wars.

362

Roman–Persian Wars: Emperor Julian arrives at Antioch with a Roman expeditionary force (60,000 men) and stays there…

Roman–Persian Wars: Emperor Julian arrives at Antioch with a Roman expeditionary force (60,000 men) and stays there for nine months to launch a campaign against the Persian Empire.

477 BC

Battle of the Cremera as part of the Roman–Etruscan Wars. Veii ambushes and defeats the Roman army.

Battle of the Cremera as part of the Roman–Etruscan Wars. Veii ambushes and defeats the Roman army.

2012

Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Kobanî without resistance, starting the…

Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Kobanî without resistance, starting the Rojava conflict in Northeast Syria.