1355 Edward III lands at Calais for a new campaign against the French

1519 The first meeting between Hernan Cortes and Motecuhzoma II Xocoyotzin, in Tenochtitlan

1642 Battle of Breitenfeld: Swedes defeat the Imperialists

1783 Washington's "Farewell Address to the Army," at Rocky Hill, near Princeton

1789 French National Assembly confiscates Church property

1835 Sam Houston is chosen C-in-C of the Texas Army

1841 Akbar Khan ousts Shah Shuja in Afghanistan

1852 Franklin Pierce, Brig. Gen., U.S.V., is elected President of US

1867 Battle of Tahi: Brazilians partially encircle the Paraguayan fortress at Humaita

1880 James A Garfield, sometime Maj. Gen., U.S.V., is elected President

1914 "Battle of the Bees": A British attempt to capture Tanga, German East Africa, from the sea is defeated by the 5th, partially due to counterattacks by African bees

1914 Great Britain annexes Cyprus

1914 Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire

1916 Verdun: The French recapture Ft Vaux

1917 Balfour Declaration: Britain supports a Jewish homeland in Palestine

1917 First US troops KIA in France

1930 Ras Tafari crowned Emperor of Ethiopia as Haile Selassie (1930-1974, in exile 1936-1941)

1942 Aussie 25th Bde captures Kokoda, and its airfield, from the Japanese

1942 British breakthrough the Axis lines during the Battle of El Alamein

1942 Guadalcanal: "Tokyo Express" lands c. 1500 troops at Tetere

1943 Casa Nofi, Itri, Italy, has an unfortunate encounter with US fighter-bombers

1943 Empress Augusta Bay: Ineffective Japanese air raids on U.S. ships

1943 USN raids Japanese installations at Buin and Buka.

1944 US & Filipino troops clear Japanese from the central valley on Leyte.

1947 Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" makes its only flight, c. 8 minutes

1956 Israel captures Gaza & Sheham

1962 JFK announces Soviets are dismantling their missile bases in Cuba

1982 Fire in Salung tunnel, Afghanistan, over 1,000 Soviet troops die

2000 Continuous crewing of the International Space Station began

2009 USS 'New York' (LPD 21) docks in her namesake city for the first time