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1945 - Japanese Instrument of Surrender
World War II: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japan and the major warring powers aboard the battleship in Tokyo Bay, thus marking the official end to the war.
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1859 - Carrington Event
The Carrington Event is the strongest geomagnetic storm on record.
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1666 - Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings, including Old St Paul's Cathedral.
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1985 - Titanic
The wreck of the Titanic is discovered by an American-French expedition led by Robert Ballard and Jean-Louis Michel.
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1939 - World War II
World War II: Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II.
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1859 - Carrington Event
Carrington Event started - the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history.
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1939 - European theatre of World War II
Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe.
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1918 - Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin
World War I: Start of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, a successful assault by the Australian Corps during the Hundred Days Offensive.
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1798 - Irish Rebellion of 1798
Irish Rebellion: Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-lived Republic of Connacht.
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1363 - Battle of Lake Poyang
The five-week Battle of Lake Poyang begins, in which the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders (Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang) meet to decide who will supplant the Yuan dynasty.
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2021 - 2020–2021 US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
The last remaining American troops leave Afghanistan, ending U.S. involvement in the war.
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1967 - Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.