1846
Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican–American War
Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican–American War.
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1808
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809: The Battle of Trangen took place at Trangen in Flisa, Hedemarkens Amt, between Swedish an
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809: The Battle of Trangen took place at Trangen in Flisa, Hedemarkens Amt, between Swedish and Norwegian troops.
1607
Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar
Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
404 BC
Admiral Lysander and King Pausanias of Sparta blockade Athens and bring the Peloponnesian War to a successful conclusion
Admiral Lysander and King Pausanias of Sparta blockade Athens and bring the Peloponnesian War to a successful conclusion.
1945
World War II: Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American tr
World War II: Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division, United States Army liberate Baguio�
1937
Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by the German Condor Legion and the Italian Aviazione Legionaria
Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by the German Condor Legion and the Italian Aviazione Legionaria.
1915
World War I: Italy secretly signs the Treaty of London pledging to join the Allied Powers
World War I: Italy secretly signs the Treaty of London pledging to join the Allied Powers.
2007
Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy wi
Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia.
1945
World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German
World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.
1813
War of 1812: American troops capture York, the capital of Upper Canada, in the Battle of York
War of 1812: American troops capture York, the capital of Upper Canada, in the Battle of York.
1970
Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to take part in the Cambodian campaig
Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to take part in the Cambodian campaign.
1967
Vietnam War: Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses his induction into the United States Army and is subsequently stripped of his ch
Vietnam War: Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses his induction into the United States Army and is subsequently stripped of his championship and license.
1944
World War II: Nine German E-boats attack US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings,
World War II: Nine German E-boats attack US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946.
1975
Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese Army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands
Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese Army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands.
1970
Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt
Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt to cut off supplies to the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army.
1945
World War II: The Surrender of Caserta is signed by the commander of German forces in Italy
World War II: The Surrender of Caserta is signed by the commander of German forces in Italy.
1945
World War II: Airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands
World War II: Airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands.
1945
World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz
World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor.
1916
World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrend
World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.