863 – The Byzantine Empire defeated the Emirate of Melitene at the Battle of Lalakaon, ushering in a new era of power.1651 – Oliver Cromwell’s Parliamentarian army won the Battle of Worcester, the final clash of the English Civil War.1777 – British and Hessian troops overcame American militia at the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge.1936 – The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America was founded in Ottawa, Canada.2001 – In Belfast, loyalists renewed a protest outside a Catholic girls’ school during the...

863 – The Byzantine Empire defeated the Emirate of Melitene at the Battle of Lalakaon, ushering in a new era of power.1651 – Oliver Cromwell’s Parliamentarian army won the Battle of Worcester, the final clash of the English Civil War.1777 – British and Hessian troops overcame American militia at the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge.1936 – The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America was founded in Ottawa, Canada.2001 – In Belfast, loyalists renewed a protest outside a Catholic girls’ school during the...

1666 – The Great Fire of London began in Pudding Lane and raged for five days. It destroyed St. Paul’s Cathedral along with 70,000 out of the city’s 80,000 homes.1885 – In Rock Springs, Wyoming, white miners attacked Chinese immigrant workers. At least 28 Chinese miners were killed, and the violence caused major property damage.1901 – U.S. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt first used his famous phrase “speak softly and carry a big stick” at the Minnesota State Fair, expressing his belief in n...

1666 – The Great Fire of London began in Pudding Lane and raged for five days. It destroyed St. Paul’s Cathedral along with 70,000 out of the city’s 80,000 homes.1885 – In Rock Springs, Wyoming, white miners attacked Chinese immigrant workers. At least 28 Chinese miners were killed, and the violence caused major property damage.1901 – U.S. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt first used his famous phrase “speak softly and carry a big stick” at the Minnesota State Fair, expressing his belief in n...