At Carnuntum, Emperor emeritus Diocletian confers with Galerius, Augustus of the East, and Maximianus, the recently returned former Augustus of the West, in an attempt to end the civil wars of the Tetrarchy.

CarnuntumDiocletianGaleriusAugustus (honorific)Maximian

Henry I of England marries Matilda of Scotland, the daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland and a direct descendant of the Saxon king Edmund Ironside.

Henry I of EnglandMatilda of ScotlandMalcolm III of ScotlandEdmund Ironside

The Fourth Lateran Council meets, defining the doctrine of transubstantiation, the process by which bread and wine are, by that doctrine, said to transform into the body and blood of Christ.

Fourth Lateran CouncilTransubstantiationChrist

Treaty of Granada: Louis XII of France and Ferdinand II of Aragon agree to divide the Kingdom of Naples between them.

Treaty of Granada (1500)Louis XII of FranceFerdinand II of AragonKingdom of Naples

The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.

Mayflower CompactProvincetown HarborCape Cod

Following pressure from Anglican bishop John Atherton, the Irish House of Commons passes An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery.

AnglicanJohn AthertonIrish House of CommonsBuggery

Second Battle of Khotyn in Ukraine: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Jan Sobieski defeat the Ottoman army. In this battle, rockets made by Kazimierz Siemienowicz are successfully used.

Battle of Khotyn (1673)UkrainePolish-Lithuanian CommonwealthJan III SobieskiOttoman Empire

Gottfried Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the graph of y = ƒ(x).

Gottfried LeibnizIntegral calculus

Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London.

Joseph Blake (criminal)Jonathan WildOld Bailey

Riots break out in Lhasa after the murder of the Tibetan regent.

Lhasa riot of 1750Lhasa (prefecture-level city)Tibet

The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.

Flat Hat ClubWilliamsburg, Virginia

Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.

Cherry Valley massacreLoyalist (American Revolution)Seneca nationAmerican Revolutionary War

Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Dürenstein: Eight thousand French troops attempt to slow the retreat of a vastly superior Russian and Austrian force.

Napoleonic WarsBattle of Dürenstein

War of 1812: Battle of Crysler's Farm: British and Canadian forces defeat a larger American force, causing the Americans to abandon their Saint Lawrence campaign.

War of 1812Battle of Crysler's Farm

In Jerusalem, Virginia, Nat Turner is hanged after inciting a violent slave uprising.

Jerusalem, VirginiaNat TurnerSlave uprising

The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia.

Virginia Military InstituteLexington, Virginia

American Civil War: General William Tecumseh Sherman begins burning Atlanta to the ground in preparation for his march to the sea.

American Civil WarWilliam Tecumseh ShermanAtlanta in the American Civil WarSherman's March to the Sea

Treaty of Sinchula is signed whereby Bhutan cedes the areas east of the Teesta River to the British East India Company.

Treaty of SinchulaBhutanTeesta RiverBritish East India Company

The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen Generations.

Victoria, AustraliaAboriginal Protection Act 1869Stolen Generations

Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.

BushrangerNed KellyMelbourne Gaol

August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.

August SpiesAlbert ParsonsAdolph FischerGeorge EngelExecution (legal)

The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.

Washington (state)U.S. state

Many cities in the Midwestern United States break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through.

Midwestern United StatesThe Great Blue Norther of 11/11/11

World War I: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne.

World War IArmistice of 11 November 1918Allies of World War IForest of Compiègne

Józef Piłsudski assumes supreme military power in Poland - symbolic first day of Polish independence.

Józef PiłsudskiPolish Independence Day

Emperor Charles I of Austria relinquishes power.

Charles I of Austria

The Industrial Workers of the World attack an Armistice Day parade in Centralia, Washington, ultimately resulting in the deaths of five people.

Industrial Workers of the WorldCentralia Massacre (Washington)Armistice DayCentralia, Washington

Latvian forces defeat the West Russian Volunteer Army at Riga in the Latvian War of Independence.

West Russian Volunteer ArmyLatvian War of Independence

The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.

Tomb of the UnknownsWarren G. HardingArlington National Cemetery

Adolf Hitler was arrested in Munich for high treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch.

Adolf HitlerMunichHigh treasonBeer Hall Putsch