First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.

First Punic WarBattle of the Aegates IslandsRoman RepublicCarthage

Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa against the Berbers, and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage.

MaximianAfrica (Roman province)BerbersCarthage

The Later Han is founded by Liu Zhiyuan. He declares himself emperor and establishes the capital in Bian, present-day Kaifeng.

Later Han (Five Dynasties)Liu ZhiyuanKaifeng

Susenyos I defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.

Susenyos IYaqobAbunaGojjamEmperor of Ethiopia

Charles I of England dissolves Parliament, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule.

Charles I of EnglandParliament of EnglandPersonal Rule

An agreement between Nader Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja, Azerbaijan and Russian troops are withdrawn from Baku.

Nader ShahGanja, AzerbaijanBaku

French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.

HuguenotJean CalasVoltaire

Louisiana Purchase: In St. Louis, Missouri, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of the Louisiana Territory from France to the United States.

Louisiana PurchaseSt. Louis, MissouriThree Flags DayLouisiana TerritoryFrance

Emperor Napoleon I is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France.

NapoleonBattle of Laon

Crossing of the Andes: A group of royalist scouts are captured during the Action of Juncalito.

Crossing of the AndesAction of Juncalito

The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created.

Royal Netherlands East Indies Army

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican-American War.

Treaty of Guadalupe HidalgoUnited States SenateMexican-American War

El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali.

El Hadj Umar TallSégouBamana EmpireMali

The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.

Invention of the telephoneAlexander Graham Bell

Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.

Almon StrowgerTopeka, KansasStrowger switch

The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.

Courrières mine disaster

By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.

Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909ThailandSovereigntyMalay statesKedah

The Battle of Neuve Chapelle begins. This is the first large-scale operation by the British Army in WWI.

Battle of Neuve ChapelleBritish Army

Some provinces and cities in the Philippines are incorporated due to the ratification of Act No. 2711 or the Administrative Code of the Philippines.

Provinces of the PhilippinesCities of the PhilippinesPhilippines

Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation.

Mahatma GandhiSeditionAppendicitis

The 6.4 Mw Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 115-120 people dead, and causing an estimated $40 million in damage.

1933 Long Beach earthquakeGreater Los Angeles AreaMercalli intensity scale

Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front.

Greek Civil WarPolitical Committee of National LiberationNational Liberation Front (Greece)

The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.

United States Army Air ForcesBombing of TokyoConflagration

Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba and appoints himself as the "provisional president".

Fulgencio BatistaCoupCuba

Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.

1959 Tibetan uprisingTibetan peopleDalai Lama

Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacked rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.

South VietnamNguyễn Cao KỳNguyễn Chánh ThiBuddhist Uprising

Vietnam War: Battle of Lima Site 85, concluding the 11th with largest single ground combat loss of United States Air Force members (12) during that war.

Vietnam WarBattle of Lima Site 85

In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant.

Memphis, TennesseeJames Earl RayMartin Luther King, Jr

Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. military with My Lai war crimes.

Ernest MedinaMy Lai Massacre

Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh Campaign: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Mê Thuột in the South on their way to capturing Saigon in the final push for victory over South Vietnam.

1975 Spring OffensiveNorth VietnamBattle of Ban Me ThuotSaigon