| 17 | | Germanicus of Rome celebrates his victory over the Germans. |
| 1328 | | William of Ockham forced to flee from Avignon by Pope John XXII. |
| 1647 | | A new law bans Catholic priests from the colony of Massachusetts. The penalty is banishment or death for a second offense. |
| 1670 | | Charles II and Louis XIV sign a secret treaty in Dover, England, ending hostilities between England and France. |
| 1691 | | Jacob Leiser, leader of the popular uprising in support of William and Mary's succession to the throne, is executed for treason. |
| 1736 | | British and Chickasaw forces defeat the French at the Battle of Ackia. |
| 1831 | | The Russians defeat the Poles at the Battle of Ostrolenska. |
| 1835 | | A resolution is passed in the U.S. Congress stating that Congress has no authority over state slavery laws. |
| 1864 | | The territory of Montana is organized. |
| 1865 | | The last Confederate army surrenders in Shreveport, Louisiana. |
| 1868 | | President Andrew Johnson is aquitted of all charges of impeachment. |
| 1896 | | The last czar of Russia, Nicholas II, is crowned. |
| 1938 | | The House Committee on Un-American Activities begins its work of searching for subversives in the United States. |
| 1940 | | The evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk begins. |
| 1946 | | A patent is filed in the United States for the H-bomb. |
| 1958 | | Union Square, San Francisco, becomes a state historical landmark. |
| 1961 | | The civil rights activist group, Freedom Ride Coordinating Committee, is established in Atlanta. |
| 1961 | | A U.S. Air Force bomber flies across the Atlantic in a record of just over three hours. |
| 1969 | | Apollo 10 returns to Earth. |
| 1977 | | The movie Star Wars debuts. |
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