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Events:C/P.
475 The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.
489 Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.
663 SillaTang armies crush the Baekje restoration attempt and force Yamato Japan to withdraw from Korea in the Battle of Baekgang.
1189 Third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan
1521 The Ottoman Turks occupy Belgrade.
1524 The Kaqchikel Maya rebel against their former Spanish allies during the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
1542 Turkish-Portuguese War (1538-1557) Battle of Wofla: the Portuguese are scattered, their leader Christovγo da Gama is captured and later executed.
1565 Pedro Menιndez de Avilιs sights land near St. Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States.
1609 Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.
1619 Ferdinand II is elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
1640 Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn.
1709 Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.
1789 William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.
1810 Battle of Grand Port the French accept the surrender of a British Navy fleet.
1830 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's new Tom Thumb steam locomotive races a horse-drawn car, presaging steam's role in US railroading.
1833 The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 receives Royal Assent, abolishing slavery through most the British Empire.
1845 The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
1849 After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent as the Republic of San Marco, surrenders to Austria.
1859 A geomagnetic storm causes the Aurora Borealis to shine so brightly that it is seen clearly over parts of USA, Europe, and even as far away as Japan.
1862 American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas.
1867 The United States takes possession of the, at this point unoccupied, Midway Atoll.
1879 Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
1898 Caleb Bradham invents the carbonated soft drink that will later be called "Pepsi-Cola".
1901 Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. The first American private school in the country.
1909 A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
1913 Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
1914 World War I: the Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
1914 World War I: German troops conquer Namur.
1916 World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
1916 World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
1917 Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
1924 The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.
1931 France and Soviet Union sign a treaty of non-aggression.
1937 Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
1943 World War II: in Denmark, a general strike against the Nazi occupation is started.
1944 World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.
1953 Nippon Television broadcasts Japan's first television show, including its first TV advertisement.
1955 Black teenager Emmett Till is murdered in Mississippi, galvanizing the nascent American Civil Rights Movement.
1957 U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster to prevent the Senate from voting on Civil Rights Act of 1957; he stopped speaking 24 hours and 18 minutes later, the longest filibuster ever conducted by a single Senator.
1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech
1963 Emily Hoffert and Janice Wylie are murdered in their Manhattan flat, prompting the events that would lead to the passing of the Miranda Rights.
1964 The Philadelphia race riot begins.
1968 Riots in Chicago, Illinois, during the Democratic National Convention.
1979 An IRA bomb explodes on the Grand Place in Brussels.
1988 Ramstein airshow disaster: three aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori demonstration team collide and the wreckage falls into the crowd. 75 are killed and 346 seriously injured.
1990 Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province.
1990 The Plainfield Tornado: an F5 tornado hits in Plainfield, Illinois, and Joliet, Illinois, killing 28 people.
1991 Ukraine declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
1991 Collapse of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party.
1996 Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales divorce.
1998 Pakistan's National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the "Qur'an and Sunnah" the "supreme law" but the bill is defeated in the Senate.
2003 An electricity blackout cuts off power to around 500,000 people living in south east England and brings 60% of London's underground rail network to a halt.
End of C/P.
Events:C/P.
475 The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.
489 Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.
663 SillaTang armies crush the Baekje restoration attempt and force Yamato Japan to withdraw from Korea in the Battle of Baekgang.
1189 Third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan
1521 The Ottoman Turks occupy Belgrade.
1524 The Kaqchikel Maya rebel against their former Spanish allies during the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
1542 Turkish-Portuguese War (1538-1557) Battle of Wofla: the Portuguese are scattered, their leader Christovγo da Gama is captured and later executed.
1565 Pedro Menιndez de Avilιs sights land near St. Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States.
1609 Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.
1619 Ferdinand II is elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
1640 Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn.
1709 Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.
1789 William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.
1810 Battle of Grand Port the French accept the surrender of a British Navy fleet.
1830 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's new Tom Thumb steam locomotive races a horse-drawn car, presaging steam's role in US railroading.
1833 The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 receives Royal Assent, abolishing slavery through most the British Empire.
1845 The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
1849 After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent as the Republic of San Marco, surrenders to Austria.
1859 A geomagnetic storm causes the Aurora Borealis to shine so brightly that it is seen clearly over parts of USA, Europe, and even as far away as Japan.
1862 American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas.
1867 The United States takes possession of the, at this point unoccupied, Midway Atoll.
1879 Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
1898 Caleb Bradham invents the carbonated soft drink that will later be called "Pepsi-Cola".
1901 Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. The first American private school in the country.
1909 A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
1913 Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
1914 World War I: the Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
1914 World War I: German troops conquer Namur.
1916 World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
1916 World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
1917 Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
1924 The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.
1931 France and Soviet Union sign a treaty of non-aggression.
1937 Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
1943 World War II: in Denmark, a general strike against the Nazi occupation is started.
1944 World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.
1953 Nippon Television broadcasts Japan's first television show, including its first TV advertisement.
1955 Black teenager Emmett Till is murdered in Mississippi, galvanizing the nascent American Civil Rights Movement.
1957 U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster to prevent the Senate from voting on Civil Rights Act of 1957; he stopped speaking 24 hours and 18 minutes later, the longest filibuster ever conducted by a single Senator.
1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech
1963 Emily Hoffert and Janice Wylie are murdered in their Manhattan flat, prompting the events that would lead to the passing of the Miranda Rights.
1964 The Philadelphia race riot begins.
1968 Riots in Chicago, Illinois, during the Democratic National Convention.
1979 An IRA bomb explodes on the Grand Place in Brussels.
1988 Ramstein airshow disaster: three aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori demonstration team collide and the wreckage falls into the crowd. 75 are killed and 346 seriously injured.
1990 Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province.
1990 The Plainfield Tornado: an F5 tornado hits in Plainfield, Illinois, and Joliet, Illinois, killing 28 people.
1991 Ukraine declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
1991 Collapse of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party.
1996 Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales divorce.
1998 Pakistan's National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the "Qur'an and Sunnah" the "supreme law" but the bill is defeated in the Senate.
2003 An electricity blackout cuts off power to around 500,000 people living in south east England and brings 60% of London's underground rail network to a halt.
End of C/P.