Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary.

Andrew III of HungaryÁrpád dynasty

Arnošt of Pardubice becomes the last bishop of Prague and, subsequently, the first Archbishop of Prague.

Arnošt of PardubiceList of bishops and archbishops of Prague

Spain annexes Cuba.

Cuba

The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut.

Fundamental Orders of ConnecticutConstitutionForms of governmentConnecticut

The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas.

Third Battle of PanipatAfghanistanAhmad Shah Durrani

American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.

American Revolutionary WarRatification Day (United States)Treaty of Paris (1783)Kingdom of Great Britain

Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden in return for Pomerania.

Treaty of KielFrederick VI of DenmarkPomerania

Greek War of Independence: Acrocorinth is captured by Theodoros Kolokotronis and Demetrios Ypsilantis.

Greek War of IndependenceAcrocorinthTheodoros KolokotronisDemetrios Ypsilantis

Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt.

Napoleon III

An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.

1907 Kingston earthquake

Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.

Roald AmundsenAmundsen's South Pole expeditionRoss Ice Shelf

Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.

Queen Maud Land

World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal Campaign.

World War IIOperation KeGuadalcanalGuadalcanal Campaign

World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.

Franklin D. RooseveltWinston ChurchillCasablanca Conference

World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to travel by airplane while in office when he travels from Miami to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill.

President of the United StatesAirplaneMiamiMorocco

The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17

NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.

Today (U.S. TV program)Dave Garroway

Josip Broz Tito is inaugurated as the first President of Yugoslavia.

Josip Broz TitoList of heads of state of Yugoslavia

The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.

Hudson Motor Car CompanyNash-KelvinatorAmerican Motors

Kripalu Maharaj was named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.

Kripalu MaharajJagadguru

The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority, is established.

Reserve Bank of AustraliaCentral bankBanknote

Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.

Counterculture of the 1960sHuman Be-InSan FranciscoGolden Gate ParkSummer of Love

An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 27 people.

USS Enterprise (CVN-65)

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederick or Christian since 1513.

Margrethe II of Denmark

Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.

Elvis PresleyAloha from HawaiiCommunications satelliteList of most watched television broadcasts

In Poland's worst peacetime maritime disaster, ferry MS Jan Heweliusz sinks off the coast of Rügen, drowning 55 passengers and crew; nine crew-members are saved.

MS Jan HeweliuszRügen

A United Nations tribunal sentences five Bosnian Croats to up to 25 years in prison for the 1993 killing of more than 100 Bosnian Muslims.

United NationsCroats of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The national flag of the Republic of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.

Georgia (country)Flag of Georgia (country)

Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda.

Al-Qaeda insurgency in YemenAl-Qaeda

Former president of Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali flees his country to Saudi Arabia after a series of street demonstrations against his regime and corrupt policies, asking for freedom, rights and democracy, considered as the anniversary of the Tunisian Revolution and the birth of the Arab Spring.

TunisiaZine El Abidine Ben AliSaudi ArabiaTunisian RevolutionArab Spring