Second Council of Nicaea: The council assembled at the church of Hagia Sophia.

Second Council of NicaeaHagia Sophia

Manuel I Komnenos, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies.

Manuel I Komnenos

Battle of Rowton Heath, Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles.

Battle of Rowton HeathRoundheadCavalierCharles I of England

The Dutch Republic surrenders New Amsterdam to England.

Dutch RepublicNew Amsterdam

Second Tantrik Coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Benedict Arnold flees to British Army lines when the arrest of British Major John André exposes Arnold's plot to surrender West Point.

Benedict ArnoldJohn AndréWest Point

The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act which creates the office of the United States Attorney General and the federal judiciary system, and orders the composition of the Supreme Court of the United States.

United States CongressJudiciary Act of 1789United States Attorney GeneralSupreme Court of the United States

Belgian Revolution: A revolutionary committee of notables forms the Provisional Government of Belgium.

Belgian RevolutionProvisional Government of Belgium

The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.

Sultanate of BruneiKingdom of Sarawak

Mexican-American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.

Mexican-American WarZachary TaylorMonterrey

The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes.

AirshipHenri GiffardTrappes

Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France.

Auguste Febvrier DespointesNew Caledonia

"Black Friday": Gold prices plummet after Ulysses S. Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.

Black Friday (1869)GoldUlysses S. GrantUnited States Department of the TreasuryJay Gould

Battle of Shiroyama, decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion

Battle of ShiroyamaImperial Japanese ArmySatsuma Rebellion

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints1890 ManifestoMormonism and polygamy

U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.

Theodore RooseveltDevils Tower National MonumentWyomingU.S. National Monument

His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.

HMA No. 1Rigid airshipBarrow-in-Furness

Jimmy Doolittle performs the first blind flight from Mitchel Field proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible.

Jimmy DoolittleMitchel FieldInstrument flight rules

Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables).

Mohandas K. GandhiB. R. AmbedkarPoona PactDalits

Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights at Columbia, Mississippi.

Earl W. BascomRodeoColumbia, Mississippi

Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.

Cathay Pacific Airways

Clark Clifford and George Elsey, military advisers to U.S. President Harry S. Truman, present him with a top-secret report on the Soviet Union that first recommends the containment policy.

Clark CliffordGeorge ElseyHarry S. TrumanContainment

The Honda Motor Company is founded.

Honda

Forest fires black out the sun over portions of Canada and New England. A blue moon is seen as far away as Europe.

New EnglandBlue moon

President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.

Dwight D. Eisenhower101st Airborne DivisionLittle Rock, ArkansasLittle Rock Nine

USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched.

USS Enterprise (CVN-65)Aircraft carrier

60 Minutes debuts on CBS.

60 MinutesCBS

Japan Airlines Flight 472, operated Douglas DC-8-53 landed at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India.

Japan Airlines Flight 472 (1972)Douglas DC-8Juhu AerodromeChhatrapati Shivaji International AirportMumbai

Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.

Guinea-Bissau

Dougal Haston and Doug Scott on the Southwest Face expedition become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces.

Dougal HastonDoug Scott1975 British Mount Everest Southwest Face expeditionMount Everest