Pope Clement VII excommunicates King Henry VIII of England. AI analysis
Charles I becomes King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. AI analysis
The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is repelled with heavy losses. AI analysis
Jesse Fell burns anthracite coal as an experiment to keep his home in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania warm. AI analysis
Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry signs a redistricting bill - the first "gerrymander". AI analysis
University College London is founded under the name University of London. AI analysis
The H.L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to engage and sink a warship, the USS Housatonic. AI analysis
American Civil War: The United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state. AI analysis
Thomas Edison patents the phonograph. AI analysis
The first around-the-world car trip ends in Paris after covering over 40,000 km (25,000 mi). AI analysis
The Lateran Treaty is signed, establishing Vatican City as a sovereign-state and papal city-state. AI analysis
The Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore during World War II. AI analysis
World War II: General Dwight D. Eisenhower is selected to command the Allied armies in Europe. AI analysis
Twelve Indian soldiers die in an ambush by Red Chinese troops at Kongka Pass in the North-East Frontier Agency. AI analysis
Eighty-seven countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union, sign the Seabed Arms Control Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons. AI analysis
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issues a fatwa and offers a USD 3 million bounty for author Salman Rushdie for blasphemy. AI analysis
Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison near Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years of imprisonment. AI analysis
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. AI analysis