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1862

American Civil War: The Capture of New Orleans by Union forces under David Farragut

American Civil War: The Capture of New Orleans by Union forces under David Farragut.

1862

American Civil War: The Siege of Corinth begins as Union forces under General Henry Halleck move to engage Confederate f

American Civil War: The Siege of Corinth begins as Union forces under General Henry Halleck move to engage Confederate forces led by General P. G. T. Beauregard.

1861

Maryland in the American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union

Maryland in the American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.

1781

American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique

American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.

1521

Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a Danish force in the Battle of Västerås

Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a Danish force in the Battle of Västerås.

1945

World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours

World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours. Soviet soldiers raise the Victory Banner over the Reichstag building.

1943

World War II: The British submarine HMS Seraph surfaces near Huelva to cast adrift a dead man dressed as a courier and c

World War II: The British submarine HMS Seraph surfaces near Huelva to cast adrift a dead man dressed as a courier and carrying false invasion plans.

1864

American Civil War: Confederate forces led by General E

American Civil War: Confederate forces led by General E. Kirby Smith attack federal troops retreating across the Saline at Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas.

1636

Eighty Years' War: Dutch Republic forces recapture a strategically important fort from Spain after a nine-month siege

Eighty Years' War: Dutch Republic forces recapture a strategically important fort from Spain after a nine-month siege.

2018

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) resumes the Deir ez-Zor campaign in order to clear the remnants of

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) resumes the Deir ez-Zor campaign in order to clear the remnants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq–Syria border.

1991

Angolan Civil War: The MPLA and UNITA agree to the Bicesse Accords, which are formally signed on May 31 in Lisbon

Angolan Civil War: The MPLA and UNITA agree to the Bicesse Accords, which are formally signed on May 31 in Lisbon.

1982

Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War

Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War.

1970

Vietnam War: Protests erupt in response to U

Vietnam War: Protests erupt in response to U.S. and South Vietnamese forces attacking Vietnamese communists in a Cambodian Campaign.

1960

Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet

Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis.

1945

World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command p

World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and�

1945

World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army

World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army.

1898

Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron

Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its shi�

1863

American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville between Robert E

American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville between Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac under Joseph Hooker begins.

1863

American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces under Ulysses S

American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant win the Battle of Port Gibson and establish a firm presence on the east side of the Mississippi River.

1995

During the Croatian War of Independence, the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina fires cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing

During the Croatian War of Independence, the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina fires cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing seven and wounding over 175 civilians.