Epoch (origin) of Ptolemy's Nabonassar Era.

Epoch (reference date)PtolemyNabonassar

Valentinian I is proclaimed Roman emperor.

Valentinian IRoman emperor

Mongol-Jin War: The Mongols capture Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty, after besieging it for months.

Mongol conquest of the Jin dynastyMongol EmpireMongol siege of KaifengJin dynasty (1115-1234)

Battle of Benevento: An army led by Charles, Count of Anjou, defeats a combined German and Sicilian force led by Manfred, King of Sicily. Manfred is killed in the battle and Pope Clement IV invests Charles as king of Sicily and Naples.

Battle of BeneventoCharles I of NaplesSicilyManfred, King of SicilyPope Clement IV

Galileo Galilei is formally banned by the Roman Catholic Church from teaching or defending the view that the earth orbits the sun.

Galileo affairHeliocentrism

The first Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen burns down.

Christiansborg Palace (1st)

Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba.

NapoleonElba

Japan and Korea sign a treaty granting Japanese citizens extraterritoriality rights, opening three ports to Japanese trade, and ending Korea's status as a tributary state of Qing dynasty China.

Empire of JapanKorean EmpireJapan-Korea Treaty of 1876ExtraterritorialityTributary state

Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.

KinemacolorFilmPalace Theatre, London

HMHS Britannic, sister to the RMS Titanic, is launched at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.

HMHS BritannicRMS TitanicHarland and WolffBelfast

President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of Congress establishing the Grand Canyon National Park.

Woodrow WilsonGrand Canyon National Park

President Calvin Coolidge signs an executive order establishing the 96,000 acre Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

Calvin CoolidgeExecutive orderGrand Teton National ParkWyoming

Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.

Adolf HitlerLuftwaffeTreaty of Versailles

Robert Watson-Watt carries out a demonstration near Daventry which leads directly to the development of radar in the United Kingdom.

Robert Watson-WattDaventryRadar

In the February 26 Incident, young Japanese military officers attempt to stage a coup against the government.

February 26 IncidentCoupForms of government

Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada.

Vincent MasseyGovernor General of Canada

A New York-bound Alitalia airliner crashes into a cemetery in Shannon, Ireland, shortly after takeoff, killing 34 of the 52 persons on board.

Alitalia-Linee Aeree ItalianeShannon, Ireland

Apollo program: Launch of AS-201, the first flight of the Saturn IB rocket

Apollo programAS-201Saturn IB

U.N. Secretary-General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day.

Secretary-General of the United NationsU ThantUnited NationsEarth Day

The Superliner railcar enters revenue service with Amtrak.

Superliner (railcar)Amtrak

Egypt and Israel establish full diplomatic relations.

Egypt-Israel relations

Iran-Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his national security staff.

Iran-Contra affairTower Commission

Nagorno-Karabakh War: Khojaly Massacre: Armenian armed forces open fire on Azeri civilians at a military post outside the town of Khojaly leaving hundreds dead.

Nagorno-Karabakh WarKhojaly MassacreKhojaly Massacre

World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing six and injuring over a thousand.

World Trade Center bombingOne World Trade CenterWorld Trade Center (1973-2001)

The UK's oldest investment banking institute, Barings Bank, collapses after a rogue securities broker Nick Leeson loses $1.4 billion by speculating on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange using futures contracts.

Barings BankNick LeesonSingapore International Monetary ExchangeFutures contract

Keddies, the Southend-on-Sea department store closes it doors after 104 years of trading.

KeddiesSouthend-on-Sea

The New York Philharmonic performs in Pyongyang, North Korea; this is the first event of its kind to take place in North Korea.

New York Philharmonic2008 New York Philharmonic visit to North Korea

A train derails in Burlington, Ontario, Canada killing at least three people and injuring 45.

2012 Burlington VIA derailmentBurlington, Ontario

A hot air balloon crashes near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people.

Hot air balloon2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash