| 1244 | |
The Sixth Crusade ends when an Egyptian-Khwarismian
force almost annihilates the Frankish army at Gaza. |
| 1529 | | Henry VIII of England strips Thomas Wolsey of his office for failing to secure an annulment of his marriage. |
| 1346 | |
English forces defeat the Scots under David II during
the Battle of Neville's Cross, Scotland. |
| 1691 | |
Maine and Plymouth are incorporated in Massachusetts.
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| 1777 | | British Maj. Gen. John Burgoyne surrenders 5,000 men at Saratoga, N.Y. |
| 1806 | | Napoleon Bonaparte arrives at the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic, where he has been banished by the Allies. |
| 1849 | | Composer and pianist Frederic Chopin dies in Paris of tuberculosis at the age of 39. |
| 1863 | |
General Ulysses S. Grant is named overall Union
Commander of the West. |
| 1877 | |
Brigadier General Alfred Terry meets with Sitting
Bull in Canada to discuss the Indians' return to the United States. |
| 1913 | |
Zeppelin LII explodes over London, killing 28. |
| 1933 | | Due to rising anti-Semitism and anti-intellectualism in Hitler's Germany, Albert Einstein immigrates to the United States. He makes his new home in Princeton, N.J. |
| 1941 | | The U.S. destroyer Kearney is damaged by a German U-boat torpedo off Iceland; 11 Americans are killed. |
| 1956 | | The nuclear power station Calder Hall is opened in Britain. Calder Hall is the first nuclear station to feed an appreciable amount of power into a civilian network. |
| 1972 | |
Peace talks between Pathet Lao and Royal Lao government
begin in Vietnam. |
| 1989 | | The worst earthquake in 82 years strikes San Francisco bay area minutes before the start of a World Series game there. The earthquake registers 6.9 on the Richter scale--67 are killed and damage is estimated at $10 billion. |
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