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1838

The French Army captures Veracruz in the Pastry War

The French Army captures Veracruz in the Pastry War.

1975

The Cambodian Civil War ends and the Cambodian Genocide begins

The Cambodian Civil War ends and the Cambodian Genocide begins. The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Cambodian government forces surrender.

1945

World War II: Montese, Italy, is liberated from Nazi forces

World War II: Montese, Italy, is liberated from Nazi forces.

1942

French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress

French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress.

1941

World War II: The Axis powers invasion of Yugoslavia is completed when it signs an armistice with Germany and Italy

World War II: The Axis powers invasion of Yugoslavia is completed when it signs an armistice with Germany and Italy.

1864

American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina

American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina.

1863

American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi

American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.

1783

American Revolutionary War: Colbert's Raid: A Spanish garrison under Captain Jacobo du Breuil defeat British irregulars

American Revolutionary War: Colbert's Raid: A Spanish garrison under Captain Jacobo du Breuil defeat British irregulars at Arkansas Post.

1945

World War II: Over 1,000 bombers attack the small island of Heligoland, Germany

World War II: Over 1,000 bombers attack the small island of Heligoland, Germany.

1943

World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U

World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.

1942

World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed

World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.

1916

World War I: During a mine warfare in high altitude on the Dolomites, the Italian troops conquer the Col di Lana held by

World War I: During a mine warfare in high altitude on the Dolomites, the Italian troops conquer the Col di Lana held by the Austrian army.

1915

World War I: French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines

World War I: French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines.

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.

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.

1943

World War II: In German-occupied Poland, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins, after German troops enter the Warsaw Ghetto

World War II: In German-occupied Poland, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins, after German troops enter the Warsaw Ghetto to round up the remaining Jews.

1942

World War II: In German-occupied Poland, the Majdan-Tatarski ghetto is established, situated between the Lublin Ghetto a

World War II: In German-occupied Poland, the Majdan-Tatarski ghetto is established, situated between the Lublin Ghetto and a Majdanek subcamp.

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.

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.

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.