1242 - During a battle on the ice of Lake Peipus, Russian forces, led by Alexander Nevsky, rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights.
1621 - The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to England.
1722 - The Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island.
1792 - US President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.
1818 - In the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement – led by Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín – win a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead.
1862 - American Civil War: The Battle of Yorktown begins.
1879 - Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
1932 - Alcohol prohibition in Finland ends. Alcohol sales begin in Alko liquor stores.
1943 - World War II: American bomber aircraft accidentally cause more than 900 civilian deaths, including 209 children, and 1300 wounded among the civilian population of the Belgian town of Mortsel. The target is the Erla factory one kilometer from the residential area hit.
1944 - World War II: 270 inhabitants of the Greek town of Kleisoura are executed by the Germans.
1951 - Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for performing espionage for the Soviet Union.
1956 - Fidel Castro declares himself at war with the President of Cuba.
1969 - Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many US cities.
1992 - The Siege of Sarajevo begins when Serb paramilitaries murder peace protesters Suada Dilberovic and Olga Sučić on the Vrbanja Bridge.
2009 - North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of Six-party talks.
Famous Birthdays
1288 - Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan
1472 - Bianca Maria Sforza, Holy Roman Empress, second wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
1604 - Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine
1863 - Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
1920 - Barend Biesheuvel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1933 - Barbara Holland, writer
1947 - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo,14th President of the Philippines
1950 - Agnetha Fältskog, singer
1961 - Lisa Zane, actress
1966 - Mike McCready, musician
1972 - Krista Allen, actress
1979 - Timo Hildebrand, footballer
1984 - Marshall Allman, actor
1986 - Anna Sophia Berglund, model
1988 - Alex Valentini, footballer
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