Emperor Trajan sends laureatae to the Roman Senate at Rome on account of his victories and being conqueror of Parthia.

TrajanLaureateRoman SenateAncient RomeParthia

Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khagan of the Mongol Empire.

André de LongjumeauLouis IX of FranceAmbassadorKhaganMongol Empire

Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Livonian Order in the Battle of Karuse.

Grand Duchy of LithuaniaLivonian OrderBattle of Karuse

Dutch forces led by Hendrick Lonck capture Olinda in what was to become part of Dutch Brazil.

Hendrick LonckOlindaDutch Brazil

Battle of Torrington, Devon: The last major battle of the first English Civil War.

Battle of TorringtonEnglish Civil War

First Leopoldine Diploma is issued by the Holy Roman Emperor, recognizing the Greek Catholic clergy enjoyed the same privileges as Roman Catholic priests in the Principality of Transylvania.

Leopold I, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman EmperorGreek CatholicRoman CatholicPrincipality of Transylvania (1570-1711)

Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister.

Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of WilmingtonEarl of WilmingtonPrime Minister of the United Kingdom

First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia.

First Barbary WarStephen DecaturPirateUSS Philadelphia (1799)

Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established.

Studebaker

American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee.

American Civil WarUlysses S. GrantBattle of Fort DonelsonFort DonelsonTennessee

Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War.

Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of DevonshireSecretary of State for War

Silver Dollar becomes legal US tender.

Dollar coin (United States)

The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorporated by Act of Parliament at Ottawa (44th Vic., c.1).

Canadian Pacific Railway

Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, is founded.

IcelandKnattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur

The Council of Lithuania unanimously adopts the Act of Independence, declaring Lithuania an independent state.

Council of LithuaniaAct of Independence of LithuaniaLithuania

Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.

Howard CarterBurial chamberPharaohTutankhamun

The Romanian Football Federation joins FIFA.

Romanian Football FederationFIFA

The Blaine Act ends Prohibition in the United States.

Blaine ActProhibition in the United States

The Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republikanischer Schutzbund.

Austrian Civil WarSocial Democratic Party of AustriaRepublikanischer Schutzbund

Elections bring the Popular Front to power in Spain.

Popular Front (Spain)

Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.

Wallace H. CarothersPatentNylon

World War II: Altmark Incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMS Cossack. 299 British prisoners are freed.

World War IIAltmark IncidentGerman tanker AltmarkDestroyerHMS Cossack

World War II: In the early phases of the Third Battle of Kharkov, Red Army troops re-enter the city.

Third Battle of KharkovRed Army

World War II: American forces land on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.

Battle of Corregidor (1945)Corregidor IslandPhilippines

Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1.

Fidel CastroCubaFulgencio BatistaJanuary 1

The U.S. Navy submarine USS Triton begins Operation Sandblast, setting sail from New London, Connecticut, to begin the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.

USS Triton (SSRN-586)Operation SandblastNew London, Connecticut

Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched.

Explorer programExplorer 9

Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people.

North Sea flood of 1962

In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service.

Haleyville, Alabama9-1-1

The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago).

Bulletin board systemCBBSChicago