Attila the Hun sacks the town of Metz and attacks other cities in Gaul.

AttilaMetzGaul

First draft of the Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I.

Corpus Juris CivilisJurisprudenceEastern Roman EmperorJustinian I

Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul sacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico.

Scroll SerpentCalakmulPalenque

Empress Matilda became the first female ruler of England, adopting the title 'Lady of the English'.

Empress Matilda

Charles University is founded in Prague.

Charles University in PraguePrague

Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Cebu.

Ferdinand MagellanCebu (island)

Francis Xavier leaves Lisbon on a mission to the Portuguese East Indies.

Francis XavierLisbon

Premiere performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion BWV 245 at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig.

Johann Sebastian BachSt John PassionBach-Werke-VerzeichnisSt. Nicholas Church, Leipzig

End of Burmese-Siamese War (1765-67).

Burmese-Siamese War (1765-67)

Captain John Barry and the USS Lexington captures the Edward.

John Barry (naval officer)USS Lexington (1776)

American pioneers to the Northwest Territory establish Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory.

American pioneers to the Northwest TerritoryMarietta, OhioNorthwest Territory

Selim III became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.

Selim IIISultan of the Ottoman EmpireCaliph of Islam

The Mississippi Territory is organized from disputed territory claimed by both the United States and Spain. It is expanded in 1804 and again in 1812.

Mississippi Territory

Lewis and Clark Expedition: The Corps of Discovery breaks camp among the Mandan tribe and resumes its journey West along the Missouri River.

Lewis and Clark ExpeditionCorps of DiscoveryMandanWestMissouri River

German composer Ludwig van Beethoven premiered his Third Symphony, at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.

Ludwig van BeethovenSymphony No. 3 (Beethoven)Theater an der WienVienna

John Walker, an English chemist, sells the first friction match that he had invented the previous year.

John Walker (inventor)PharmacistFriction match

Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, commences translation of the Book of Mormon, with Oliver Cowdery as his scribe.

Joseph SmithLatter Day Saint movementBook of MormonOliver Cowdery

Emperor Pedro I of Brazil resigns. He goes to his native Portugal to become King Pedro IV.

Pedro I of Brazil

American Civil War: The Union's Army of the Tennessee and the Army of the Ohio defeat the Confederate Army of Mississippi near Shiloh, Tennessee.

American Civil WarArmy of the TennesseeArmy of the OhioBattle of ShilohArmy of Mississippi

Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation is assassinated by a Fenian activist.

Thomas D'Arcy McGeeFathers of ConfederationFenian

Completion of the first Lake Biwa Canal.

Lake Biwa Canal

Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.

Mount VesuviusNaples

The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.

Algeciras ConferenceMorocco

H. H. Asquith of the Liberal Party takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.

H. H. AsquithLiberal Party (UK)Prime Minister of the United KingdomHenry Campbell-Bannerman

The United States Secretary of the Interior leases federal petroleum reserves to private oil companies on excessively generous terms.

United States Secretary of the InteriorTeapot Dome scandal

The first long-distance public television broadcast (from Washington, D.C., to New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover).

Television broadcastCommerce SecretaryHerbert Hoover

Prohibition in the United States is repealed for beer of no more than 3.2% alcohol by weight, eight months before the ratification of the XXI amendment. (Now celebrated as National Beer Day in the United States of America)

Prohibition in the United StatesBeerTwenty-first Amendment to the United States ConstitutionNational Beer Day (United States)United States of America

World War II: Italy invades Albania.

World War IIKingdom of ItalyAlbania

Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.

Booker T. WashingtonAfrican American

The Holocaust: In Terebovlia, Ukraine, Germans order 1,100 Jews to undress and march through the city to the nearby village of Plebanivka, where they are shot and buried in ditches.

The HolocaustTerebovlia