Death of Simeon I the Great, the first Bulgarian to be recognized as Emperor.

Simeon I the Great

Richard III of Capua is anointed as Prince two weeks before his untimely death.

Richard III of CapuaPrince of Capua

Malcolm IV becomes King of Scotland.

Malcolm IV of Scotland

John is crowned King of England.

John, King of England

Manchu regent Dorgon defeats rebel leader Li Zicheng of the Shun dynasty at the Battle of Shanhai Pass, allowing the Manchus to enter and conquer the capital city of Beijing.

ManchuDorgonLi ZichengShun dynastyBattle of Shanhai Pass

Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg.

TsarPeter the GreatSaint Petersburg

The Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland.

Battle of Oulart HillWexford

War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeat the French at Winterthur, Switzerland.

War of the Second CoalitionHabsburg MonarchyFrench First RepublicBattle of Winterthur (1799)

War of 1812: In Canada, American forces capture Fort George.

War of 1812Battle of Fort George

Giuseppe Garibaldi begins his attack on Palermo, Sicily, as part of the Italian unification.

Giuseppe GaribaldiPalermoSicilyItalian unification

American Civil War: First Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson.

American Civil WarConfederate States of AmericaSiege of Port Hudson

The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.

Dorsland TrekGert AlbertsPretoria

Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.

Alexander III of Russia

The F4-strength 1896 St. Louis-East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing $2.9 billion in damage (1997 US dollars).

Fujita scale1896 St. Louis-East St. Louis tornadoSt. Louis, MissouriEast St. Louis, Illinois1997

Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins.

Russo-Japanese WarBattle of Tsushima

Bubonic plague breaks out in San Francisco.

San Francisco plague of 1900-04

Pope Benedict XV promulgates the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive codification of Catholic canon law in the legal history of the Catholic Church.

Pope Benedict XVPromulgation (canon law)1917 Code of Canon LawCanon law (Catholic Church)Legal history of the Catholic Church

The NC-4 aircraft arrives in Lisbon after completing the first transatlantic flight.

NC-4LisbonTransatlantic flight

The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A.

Ford Motor CompanyFord Model TFord Model A (1927-31)

The 1,046 feet (319 m) Chrysler Building in New York City, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public.

Chrysler BuildingList of tallest buildings in the world

New Deal: The U.S. Federal Securities Act is signed into law requiring the registration of securities with the Federal Trade Commission.

New DealFederal Securities ActFederal Trade Commission

The Walt Disney Company releases the cartoon Three Little Pigs, with its hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"

The Walt Disney CompanyCartoonThree Little Pigs (film)Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

New Deal: The Supreme Court of the United States declares the National Industrial Recovery Act to be unconstitutional in A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, (295 U.S. 495).

Supreme Court of the United StatesNational Industrial Recovery ActA.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States

In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.

CaliforniaGolden Gate BridgeSan FranciscoMarin County, California

World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.

World War IILe Paradis massacreRoyal Norfolk RegimentNazi Germany

World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims an "unlimited national emergency".

President of the United StatesFranklin D. Roosevelt

World War II: The German battleship Bismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic killing almost 2,100 men.

German battleship Bismarck

World War II: In Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich is fatally wounded in Prague; he dies of his injuries eight days later.

Operation AnthropoidReinhard HeydrichPrague

In Turkey, a military coup removes President Celâl Bayar and the rest of the democratic government from office.

Turkey1960 Turkish coup d'étatCelâl Bayar

The Centralia mine fire is ignited in the town's landfill above a coal mine.

Centralia mine fire