1096 | | Peter the Hermit's crusaders force their way across Sava, Hungary. |
1243 | | The Seljuk Turkish army in Asia Minor is wiped out by the Mongols. |
1541 | | Former followers murder Francisco Pizarro, the Spanish Conqueror of Peru. |
1794 | | The French defeat an Austrian army at the Battle of Fleurus. |
1804 | | The Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches the mouth of the Kansas River after completing a westward trek of nearly 400 river miles. |
1844 | | Julia Gardiner and President John Tyler are married in New York City. |
1862 | | General Robert E. Lee attacks McClellen's line at Mechanicsville during the Seven Days' campaign. |
1863 | | Jubal Early and his Confederate forces move into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. |
1900 | | The United States announces it will send troops to fight against the Boxer Rebellion in China. |
1907 | | Russia's nobility demands drastic measures to be taken against revolutionaries. |
1908 | | Shah Muhammad Ali's forces squelch the reform elements of Parliament in Persia. |
1916 | | Russian General Aleksei Brusilov renews his offensive against the Germans. |
1917 | | General Pershing arrives in France with the American Expeditionary Force. |
1918 | | The Germans begin firing their huge 420 mm howitzer, "Big Bertha," at Paris. |
1926 | | A memorial to the first U.S. troops in France is unveiled at St. Nazaire. |
1924 | | After eight years of occupation, American troops leave the Dominican Republic. |
1942 | | The Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter flies for the first time. |
1945 | | The U.N. Charter is signed by 50 nations in San Francisco, California. |
1951 | | The Soviet Union proposes a cease-fire in the Korean War. |
1961 | | A Kuwaiti vote opposes Iraq's annexation plans. |
1963 | | President John Kennedy announces "Ich bin ein Berliner" at the Berlin Wall. |
1971 | | The U.S. Justice Department issues a warrant for Daniel Ellsberg, accusing him of giving away the Pentagon Papers. |
1975 | | Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is convicted of election fraud. |
1993 | | Roy Campanella, legendary catcher for the Negro Leagues and the Los Angeles Dodgers, dies. |
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