A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen ends the Song dynasty in China.

MongolsBattle of YamenSong dynasty

The Edict of Amboise is signed, ending the first phase of the French Wars of Religion and granting certain freedoms to the Huguenots.

Edict of AmboiseFrench Wars of ReligionHuguenot

The House of Commons of England passes an act abolishing the House of Lords, declaring it "useless and dangerous to the people of England".

House of Commons of EnglandHistory of reform of the House of LordsHouse of Lords

Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men.

Robert Cavelier de La SalleMississippi River

The Cádiz Cortes promulgates the Spanish Constitution of 1812.

Cádiz CortesSpanish Constitution of 1812

The Taiping reform movement occupies and makes Nanjing its capital until 1864.

Taiping RebellionNanjing1864

The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand.

First Taranaki War

The SS Georgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000.

SS GeorgianaConfederate States of AmericaCruiserMaiden voyage

American Civil War: The Battle of Bentonville begins. By the end of the battle two days later, Confederate forces had retreated from Four Oaks, North Carolina.

American Civil WarBattle of BentonvilleFour Oaks, North Carolina

Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.

Louis RielProvisional governmentSaskatchewanNorth-West Rebellion

Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph.

Auguste and Louis LumièreCinematograph

The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.

United States CongressTime zoneDaylight saving time

The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).

United States SenateTreaty of Versailles

Irish War of Independence: One of the biggest engagements of the war takes place at Crossbarry, County Cork. About 100 Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers escape an attempt by over 1,300 British forces to encircle them.

Irish War of IndependenceCrossbarry AmbushCrossbarryCounty CorkIrish Republican Army (1917-22)

Gambling is legalized in Nevada.

GamblingNevada

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

World War II: The 99th Pursuit Squadron also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-black unit of the US Army Air Corps, is activated.

World War IITuskegee AirmenUnited States Army Air Corps

Frank Nitti, the Chicago Outfit Boss after Al Capone, commits suicide at the Chicago Central Railyard.

Frank NittiChicago OutfitAl Capone

World War II: Nazi forces occupy Hungary.

Nazism

World War II: Off the coast of Japan, a dive bomber hits the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, killing 724 of her crew. Badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the U.S. under her own power.

Dive bomberAircraft carrierUSS Franklin (CV-13)

World War II: Adolf Hitler issues his "Nero Decree" ordering all industries, military installations, shops, transportation facilities and communications facilities in Germany to be destroyed.

Adolf HitlerNero DecreeNazi Germany

French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion become overseas départements of France.

French GuianaGuadeloupeMartiniqueRéunionOverseas department

Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in colour.

Joey GiardelloMadison Square Garden (1925)Boxing

Willie Mosconi sets a world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition at East High Billiard Club in Springfield, Ohio, setting a record which remains unbroken.

Willie MosconiSpringfield, Ohio

The Monarch Underwear Company fire leaves 24 dead and 15 injured.

Monarch Underwear Company fire

Highly influential artist, Bob Dylan releases his first album, Bob Dylan, for Columbia Records.

Bob DylanBob Dylan (album)Columbia Records

Algerian War of Independence ends.

Algerian War of Independence

The wreck of the SS Georgiana, valued at over $50,000,000 and said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is discovered by teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence, exactly 102 years after its destruction.

SS GeorgianaConfederate States of AmericaCruiserUnderwater archaeologistE. Lee Spence

Texas Western becomes the first college basketball team to win the Final four with an all-black starting lineup.

Texas WesternBasketballFinal fourAfrican-American

The 385 metres (1,263 ft) tall TV-mast at Emley Moor transmitting station, United Kingdom, collapses due to ice build-up.

Emley Moor transmitting station