633 Battle of Ajnadain: Arab Moslems defeat the Byzantines

982 Battle of Stilo/Cape Colonna: HRE Otto II defeated by the Byzantines & Sicilian Moslems in Calabria

1462 Battle of Mondolfo: The Papal Army defeats the Malatesta of Rimini

1494 French Fleet prevents the Neapolitan Fleet from capturing Genoa

1534 Ottomans capture Tabriz, Persia

1643 Battle of Roundway Down: Cavaliers beat the Roundheads

1864 Jubal Early retreats from Washington, towards the Shenandoah Valley

1878 Congress of Berlin restructures the Balkans, satisfying no one

1919 Race riots in Longview & Gregg Counties, Texas

1936 15,000 WW I veterans from all nations swear an "Oath of Peace" and observe a minute of silence at the Ossuary at Ft. Douaumont, Verdun

1941 Anglo-Soviet mutual assistance pact is concluded

1942 SS shoots 1,500 Jews in Josefov, Poland

1943 New Guinea: Australian 3rd Div clears the Japanese from the Mubo

1944 Fighting continues on Noemfoor.