Romulus Augustulus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire.

Romulus AugustulusWestern Roman EmpireOdoacerKing of ItalyFall of the Western Roman Empire

Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne over the Tang dynasty of China.

Posthumous nameEmperor Taizong of TangTang dynasty

Battle of Lenzen: Slavic forces (the Redarii and the Obotrites) are defeated by a Saxon army near the fortified stronghold of Lenzen in Brandenburg.

Battle of LenzenSlavsVeletiObotritesDuchy of Saxony

The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of Manfred, King of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti.

SienaGhibellinesManfred, King of SicilyFlorenceGuelphs

Peter III of Aragon becomes the King of Sicily.

Peter III of Aragon

The Treaty of Alcáçovas is signed by the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon on one side and Afonso V and his son, Prince John of Portugal.

Treaty of AlcáçovasCatholic MonarchsCrown of CastileCrown of AragonAfonso V of Portugal

The Flight of the Earls takes place in Ireland.

Flight of the EarlsIreland

In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurs.

Great Fire of London

New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook.

New CaledoniaJames Cook

Los Angeles is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of Porziuncola) by 44 Spanish settlers.

El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles de PorciúnculaPorziuncola

Coup of 18 Fructidor in France.

Coup of 18 Fructidor

The French garrison in Valletta surrenders to British troops who had been called at the invitation of the Maltese. The islands of Malta and Gozo become the Malta Protectorate.

VallettaMaltese peopleMalta (island)GozoMalta Protectorate

War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Harrison begins when the fort is set on fire.

War of 1812Siege of Fort Harrison

American Civil War Maryland Campaign: General Robert E. Lee takes the Army of Northern Virginia, and the war, into the North.

American Civil WarMaryland CampaignRobert E. Lee

Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.

Napoleon IIIFrench Third Republic

Thomas Edison flips the switch to the first commercial electrical power plant in history, lighting one square mile of lower Manhattan. This is considered by many as the day that began the electrical age.

Thomas EdisonLower Manhattan

American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.

American Indian WarsApacheGeronimoNelson MilesArizona

George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.

George EastmanKodakCamera

Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands

AlbaniaAlbanian Revolt of 1912

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who founded the Republic of Turkey, gathers a congress in Sivas to make decisions as to the future of Anatolia and Thrace.

Mustafa Kemal AtatürkTurkeySivas CongressAnatoliaThrace

Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah.

AirshipUSS Shenandoah (ZR-1)

World War II: A Bristol Blenheim is the first British aircraft to cross the German coast following the declaration of war and German ships are bombed.

World War IIBristol Blenheim

World War II: A German submarine makes the first attack against a United States ship, the USS Greer.

USS Greer (DD-145)

World War II: The British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp.

11th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)Antwerp

World War II: Finland exits from the war with Soviet Union.

Continuation War

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.

Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

The Peekskill riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.

Peekskill riotsPaul RobesonPeekskill, New York

Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.

Darlington RacewaySouthern 500 (1950-2004)NASCAR

The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.

San FranciscoJapanese Peace Treaty Conference

American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis: Orval Faubus, governor of Arkansas, calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Central High School.

American Civil Rights MovementLittle Rock CrisisOrval FaubusGovernor of ArkansasArkansas National Guard