326 St. Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, discovered the "True Cross"

996 Consecration of Pope Gregory V (996-999), the first German pope

1294 John II becomes Duke of Brabant, Lothier, and Limburg (1294-1312).

1342 Hartmann II becomes Baron of Liechtenstein (1544–1585)

1382 Battle of Beverhoudsveld: Ghent defeats Bruges, using firearms

1515 Portuguese fleet captures Hormuz, Persia

1568 The French burn the Spanish fort at San Mateo, Florida

1616 Treaty of Loudun: ends Second League of Prince's rebellion against Louis XIII (1615-1616)

1622 Portuguese Hormuz, besieged since 18 Feb, surrenders to an Anglo-Persian force

1678 French fleet attacks Dutch Curaçao, 1200 die

1800 Second Battle of Stockach: French defeat the Austrians

1808 The Russians capture Sveaborg from the Swedes

1809 Battle of Ebelsberg: French defeat the Austrians

1810 Lord Byron & Royal Marine Lt. William Ekenhead swim the Hellespont

1811 Five day Battle of the Fuentes de Onoro begins: Wellington defeats the French

1814 Napoleon arrives on Elba

1815 Battle of Tolentino: Austrians defeat King Joachim Murat of Naples

1844 Anti-Catholic rioting in Philadelphia leaves six dead, many injured, and several churches burnt

1846 The Mexican Army invades Texas

1861 Lincoln orders expansion of Army by 23,000 and Navy by 18,000

1861USS 'Surprise' captures Confederate privateer 'Savannah'

1861 Winfield Scott proposes the "Anaconda Plan"

1863 Battle of Salem Church, VA

1898 Marines raise Old Glory over Cavite, the Philippines

1936 French Popular Front wins elections

1938 The Vatican recognizes Franco's government in Spain

1938 Hitler arrives at Rome to confer with Mussolini and see the sights, but the Vatican is "closed for maintenance"

1942 Nazis require Dutch Jews to wear a Star of David

1942 Solomon Is.: Japanese troops occupy Tulagi, Gavutu, & Tanambogo

1943 US 1st Armored Div captures Mateur, Tunisia

1944 Allied aircraft begin mining waters off Rangoon and Bangkok

1944 Meat rationing ends in US

1945 Allies arrest German nuclear physicist Werner Heisenberg

1945 British troops liberate Rangoon from the Japanese

1945 Polish 10th Armoured Brigade captures Wilhelmshafen

1945 RAF sinks several German prison-ships in Lubeck Bay, c. 7,500 die

1946 The Allied Military Tribunal in Tokyo begins war crimes trials

1949 First firing of a US Viking rocket, to 80 km

1982 Falklands War: Argentine Exocet sinks HMS 'Sheffield'

1983 US Catholic bishops condemn nuclear weapons