Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

Zeno (emperor)Byzantine Empire

The Northern Han Kingdom is founded by Liu Chong in modern-day Shanxi.

Northern HanLiu ChongShanxi

Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake.

Bishop of GloucesterJohn Hooper (bishop)Burned at the stake

Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation.

Pope Gregory XVPopePapal electionAcclamation

The Capture of Fort Rocher takes place during the Anglo-Spanish War.

Capture of Fort RocherAnglo-Spanish War (1654-60)

American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.

American Revolutionary WarParliament of Great BritainMassachusetts

The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.

Habsburg MonarchyRusso-Turkish War (1787-92)Imperial Russia

After no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in the US presidential election of 1824, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams as President of the United States.

U.S. Electoral CollegeUnited States presidential election, 1824United States House of RepresentativesJohn Quincy Adams

The new Roman Republic is declared.

Roman Republic (19th century)

American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery, Alabama.

American Civil WarJefferson DavisConfederate States of AmericaMontgomery ConventionMontgomery, Alabama

US president Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau.

Ulysses S. GrantJoint resolutionUnited States CongressU.S. Weather Bureau

US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.

Grover ClevelandUnited States Department of AgricultureUnited States Cabinet

William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.

William G. MorganVolleyball

The Davis Cup competition is established.

Davis Cup

Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.

Russo-Japanese WarBattle of Port Arthur

A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.

MeteorMeteor procession of February 9, 1913Natural satellite

Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.

Svalbard TreatySvalbardDemilitarized

Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.

BrazilBerne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic WorksCopyright

The Balkan Entente is formed.

Balkan Entente

World War II: The Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Genoa, Italy is struck by a bomb which fails to detonate.

World War IICathedral of San LorenzoGenoa

World War II: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war.

World War II

Year-round Daylight saving time is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources.

Daylight saving time

World War II: Allied authorities declare Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal.

Allies of World War IIGuadalcanal (Pacific Ocean island)Empire of JapanBattle of Guadalcanal

World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: HMS Venturer sinks U-864 off the coast of Fedje, Norway, in a rare instance of submarine-to-submarine combat.

Battle of the AtlanticHMS Venturer (P68)Action of 9 February 1945U-864Fedje

World War II: A force of Allied aircraft unsuccessfully attacked a German destroyer in Førdefjorden, Norway.

Allies of World War IIBlack Friday (1945)Nazi GermanyFørdefjorden

Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists.

Second Red ScareUnited States SenateJoseph McCarthyUnited States Department of StateCommunism

Korean War: Geochang massacre

Korean WarGeochang massacre

The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR.

R-7 SemyorkaIntercontinental ballistic missilePlesetskSoviet Union

The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers across the USA.

The BeatlesThe Ed Sullivan Show

The United States Marine Corps sends a MIM-23 Hawk missile battalion to South Vietnam, the first American troops in-country without an official advisory or training mission.

United States Marine CorpsMIM-23 HawkSouth Vietnam