Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperors.

Gordian IGordian IIRoman emperor

Æthelred of Wessex is defeated by a Danish invasion army at the Battle of Marton.

Æthelred of WessexGreat Heathen ArmyBattle of Marton

Ferdinand II of Aragon commissions Amerigo Vespucci chief navigator of the Spanish Empire.

Ferdinand II of AragonAmerigo VespucciSpanish Empire

The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.

Pilgrim FathersPlymouth ColonyMassasoitWampanoag people

Jamestown massacre: Algonquians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia, a third of the colony's population, during the Second Anglo-Powhatan War.

Indian massacre of 1622Algonquian peoplesJamestown, VirginiaAnglo-Powhatan Wars

The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlaws the possession of cards, dice, and gaming tables.

Massachusetts Bay ColonyDice

Anne Hutchinson is expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious dissent.

Anne HutchinsonMassachusetts Bay Colony

The Tuscarora War comes to an end with the fall of Fort Neoheroka, effectively opening up the interior of North Carolina to European colonization.

Tuscarora WarFort NeoherokaNorth Carolina

Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.

Nader ShahDelhiPeacock Throne

The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies.

Parliament of Great BritainStamp Act 1765British colonization of the Americas

The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.

Emerald BuddhaWat Phra KaewThailand

In the London Protocol, the three protecting powers (United Kingdom, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece.

London Protocol (1829)United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBourbon RestorationRussian EmpireFirst Hellenic Republic

The Austrians defeat the Piedmontese at the Battle of Novara.

Austrian EmpireKingdom of SardiniaBattle of Novara (1849)

In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.

North CarolinaWilliam Woods HoldenGovernor (United States)Impeachment

Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.

IllinoisGender equality

The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.

Cortes GeneralesSlavery in the Spanish New World colonies

The first playoff game for the Stanley Cup starts.

Stanley Cup

The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris

England national rugby union teamFrance national rugby union teamParc des PrincesParis

The last Emperor of China, Yuan Shikai, abdicates the throne and the Republic of China is restored.

Emperor of ChinaYuan ShikaiRepublic of China (1912-49)

Azeri and Turkish army soldiers with participation of Kurdish gangs attacked the Armenian inhabitants of Shushi (Nagorno Karabakh).

Azerbaijan Democratic RepublicTurkeyKurdsShusha massacreArmenians

Cullen-Harrison Act: President Franklin Roosevelt signs an amendment to the Volstead Act, legalizing the manufacture and sale of "3.2 beer" (3.2% alcohol by weight, approximately 4% alcohol by volume) and light wines.

Cullen-Harrison Act

World War II: Germany takes Memel from Lithuania.

World War IIKlaipėda RegionLithuania

World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte.

Royal NavyRegia MarinaSecond Battle of Sirte

World War II: the entire village of Khatyn (in what is the present-day Republic of Belarus) is burnt alive by Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118.

Khatyn massacreRepublic of BelarusSchutzmannschaft Battalion 118

The Arab League is founded when a charter is adopted in Cairo, Egypt.

Arab LeagueCairo, Egypt

Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser

Arthur Leonard SchawlowCharles Hard TownesPatentLaser

The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.

Equal Rights Amendment

In Eisenstadt v. Baird, the United States Supreme Court decides that unmarried persons have the right to possess contraceptives.

Eisenstadt v. BairdSupreme Court of the United StatesBirth control

A fire at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant in Decatur, Alabama causes a dangerous reduction in cooling water levels.

Browns Ferry Nuclear Power PlantDecatur, Alabama

Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Karl WallendaThe Flying WallendasSan Juan, Puerto Rico