The USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere, earning her nickname "Old Ironsides." AI analysis
The French government gives Louis Daguerre a pension and the exclusive rights to the daguerreotype process. AI analysis
The first transatlantic wireless signal is sent by the United States Navy. AI analysis
Afghanistan gains independence from the United Kingdom. AI analysis
The first transcontinental non-stop airplane flight across the United States is completed. AI analysis
World War II: Operation Pedestal: The SS Ohio reaches the island of Malta after surviving heavy attacks from German and Italian forces. AI analysis
World War II: Liberation of Paris: German forces are driven out of Paris at the end of the Battle of Paris after more than four years of Nazi occupation. AI analysis
Cold War: In Moscow, downed U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment for espionage. AI analysis
Collapse of the Soviet Union: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest. AI analysis
NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Macedonia. AI analysis
The first-ever joint military operation between North and South Korea gets underway. AI analysis
Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, and Operation New Dawn begins. AI analysis
2017 Turku attack: Two people are killed and eight others are injured in a mass stabbing in Turku, Finland. AI analysis