A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean.

Ancient Macedonian armyPhilip II of MacedonAthensThebes, GreeceBattle of Chaeronea (338 BC)

The Carthaginian army led by Hannibal defeats a numerically superior Roman army at the Battle of Cannae.

CarthageHannibalRoman RepublicBattle of Cannae

Majorian is arrested near Tortona (northern Italy) and deposed by the Suebian general Ricimer as puppet emperor.

MajorianTortonaSuebiRicimerPuppet monarch

Edward I of England returns from the Ninth Crusade and is crowned King seventeen days later.

Edward I of EnglandNinth Crusade

After the execution of her husband, Jeanne de Clisson sells her estates and raises a force of men with which to attack French shipping and ports.

Jeanne de Clisson

Russian troops are defeated by forces of the Blue Horde Khan Arapsha in the Battle on Pyana River.

Blue HordeKhan (title)Battle on Pyana River

Thomas Grey, conspirator against King Henry V, beheaded.

Thomas Grey (1384-1415)

During Henry Hudson's search for the Northwest Passage, he sails into what is now known as Hudson Bay.

Henry HudsonNorthwest PassageHudson Bay

The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.

United States Declaration of Independence

The first United States Census is conducted.

United States Census

French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory.

French Revolutionary WarsBattle of the Nile

Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri.

Charles X of FranceHenri, Count of Chambord

Japan's Edo society class system is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms.

Edo societyMeiji Restoration

Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.

Tower SubwayRapid transit

The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.

Clay Street Hill RailroadCable car (railway)San Francisco cable car system

Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.

Anglo-Afghan WarSiege of MalakandBritish Indian ArmyMalakand Agency

The Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.

Ilinden-Preobrazhenie UprisingOttoman Empire

The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.

German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I

World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.

World War IAustria-HungaryItalian battleship Leonardo da VinciTaranto

The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver.

General strike1918 Vancouver general strike

A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China killing more than 50,000 people.

1922 Swatow typhoonShantouTaiwan

Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.

Calvin CoolidgePresident of the United StatesWarren G. Harding

The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.

PositronAntiparticleElectronCarl David Anderson

Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.

GleichschaltungAdolf HitlerFührerPaul von Hindenburg

The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal.

Marihuana Tax Act of 1937Cannabis (drug)

Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon.

Albert EinsteinLeo SzilardEinstein-Szilárd letterFranklin D. RooseveltManhattan Project

Jewish prisoners stage a revolt at Treblinka, one of the deadliest of Nazi death camps where approximately 900,000 persons were murdered in less than 18 months.

Treblinka extermination campNazismExtermination camp

World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. President, saves all but two of his crew.

World War IIMotor Torpedo Boat PT-109Imperial Japanese NavyJapanese destroyer Amagiri (1930)John F. Kennedy

ASNOM: Birth of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, celebrated as Day of the Republic in the Republic of Macedonia.

ASNOMSocialist Republic of MacedoniaRepublic Day (Republic of Macedonia)Republic of Macedonia

The armies of Titus destroy the Second Temple as the final blow of the Siege of Jerusalem.

TitusSecond TempleSiege of Jerusalem (AD 70)