211 Caracalla (24) and Geta (21), assume the imperium on the death of their father Septimius Severus; Caracalla does in Geta in December, and rules until 217
634 Battle of Dathin: Moslem forces defeat an outnumbered Byzantine army near Gaza
900 Coronation of Louis "the Child" III/IV as King of the Germans (900-911)
960 Coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as the Emperor Taizu, the first Song Emperor of China (960-976)
1194 King Richard I of England is ransomed from captivity in Austria for 100,000 marks
1508 Maximilian I proclaims himself Holy Roman Emperor (1508-1519) but is never crowned
1538 Peace of Grosswardein/Varad/Oradea: John I Zápolya and Archduke Ferdinand I of Hapsburg agree to stop fighting over who is the King of Hungary
1779 John Paul Jones takes command of 'Bonhomme Richard'
1787 The end of Shays' Rebellion, as the last insurgent surrender
1807 French capture Amantea, Calabria, from Neapolitan patriots, after a month's siege and heavy losses
1809 British troops take their first French eagles (regimental battle standards), from the 62nd & 80th Regiments on Martinique
1820 Battle of Valdavia: After a two-day fight, a Chilean naval expedition commanded by Lord Thomas Cochrane completes capture of the port from the Spanish for the Chilean Patriots
1860 Spanish capture Tetuan, Morocco
1861 Delegates from the seceded states meet in Montgomery, Ala., to form a "Confederate States of America," across the street from a slave auction
1899 The Philippine-American War (Philippine Insurrection) begins with heavy fighting at Manila
1932 Japanese troops attack Harbin, Manchuria
1938 Hitler assumes direct control of the German Army
1942 Japanese a/c damage 'Marblehead' (CL-12) & 'Houston' (CA-30), Madera Strait, Bali
1942 Last Australian troops on Amboina surrender.
1943 Veteran Australian 9th Div sails home from Suez after two years in North Africa.
1944 Japanese launch major offensive against British in the Arakan, Burma.
1944 US 7th Infantry Division completes capture of Kwajalein
1945 The Yalta Conference begins: FDR, Churchill, & Stalin
1959 Keel laid for USS 'Enterprise' (CVN-65), first nuclear aircraft carrier; retired, 2012
1990 Ten Israeli tourists murdered in Cairo
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