Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China.

Emperor Gaozu of TangTang dynasty

Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate

Ali

Byzantine-Rus' War: A fleet of about 200 Rus' vessels sails into the Bosphorus and starts pillaging the suburbs of the Byzantine capital Constantinople.

Siege of Constantinople (860)Rus' KhaganateBosphorusByzantine EmpireConstantinople

Battle of Civitate: Three thousand horsemen of Norman Count Humphrey rout the troops of Pope Leo IX.

Battle of CivitateNormansHumphrey of HautevillePope Leo IX

Five Canterbury monks see what is possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed. It is believed that the current oscillations of the Moon's distance from the Earth (on the order of meters) are a result of this collision.

CanterburyGiordano Bruno (crater)MoonEarth

The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature.

Parliament of IrelandCastledermotCounty KildareLegislature

French forces under the leadership of Joan of Arc defeat the main English army under Sir John Fastolf at the Battle of Patay. This turns the tide of the Hundred Years' War.

France in the Middle AgesJoan of ArcJohn FastolfBattle of PatayHundred Years' War

Charles I is crowned King of Scots at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh

Charles I of EnglandSt Giles' CathedralEdinburgh

The charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony is revoked via a scire facias writ issued by an English court.

Massachusetts Bay ColonyScire facias

Battle of Kolín between Prussian forces under Frederick the Great and an Austrian army under the command of Field Marshal Count Leopold Joseph von Daun in the Seven Years' War.

Battle of KolínPrussiaFrederick the GreatCount Leopold Joseph von DaunSeven Years' War

American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.

American Revolutionary WarPhiladelphia

Action of 18 June 1799: A frigate squadron under Rear-admiral Perrée is captured by the British fleet under Lord Keith

Action of 18 June 1799Jean-Baptiste PerréeGeorge Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith

The United States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom is signed by President James Madison.

United States declaration of war upon the United KingdomJames Madison

Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time.

Napoleonic WarsBattle of WaterlooNapoleonArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonGebhard Leberecht von Blücher

French invasion of Algeria.

Algeria

Charles Darwin receives a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin's own, prompting Darwin to publish his theory.

Charles DarwinAlfred Russel WallaceEvolution

First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps.

AletschhornBernese Alps

Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.

Susan B. AnthonyUnited States presidential election, 1872

The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.

Reinsurance Treaty

Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.

Empress Dowager CixiDiplomat

Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.

Japanese BraziliansSantos, São Paulo

The University of the Philippines is established.

University of the Philippines

Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets.

Checker TaxiTaxicab

Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).

AviatorAmelia EarhartWilmer Stultz

Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Franklin Institute are held.

Franklin Institute

Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, clash with striking longshoremen, resulting in a total 60 injuries and 24 arrests.

Battle of Ballantyne Pier

Appeal of 18 June by Charles de Gaulle.

Appeal of 18 JuneCharles de Gaulle

The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill.

This was their finest hourWinston Churchill

William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw") is charged with treason for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during World War II.

William JoyceLord Haw-HawTreasonWorld War II

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist, calls for a Direct Action Day against the Portuguese in Goa.

Ram Manohar LohiaSocialistDirect Action DayGoa