Today:
612 BCE: The Battle of Nineveh takes place, where Babylonian forces, allied with the Medes and Scythians, defeat the Assyrians, leading to the fall of the Assyrian Empire.
955: The Battle of Lechfeld occurs, where Otto I, King of Germany, defeats the Hungarian forces, marking the end of Hungarian invasions in Western Europe.
1519: Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Seville, Spain, on what would become the first circumnavigation of the globe.
1628: The Swedish warship Vasa sinks on its maiden voyage in Stockholm harbor.
1675: The foundation stone for the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, England, is laid.
1792: The French Revolution escalates as the Tuileries Palace is stormed, and King Louis XVI is arrested and taken into custody.
1846: The Smithsonian Institution is established in Washington, D.C., with funds from English scientist James Smithson.
1945: Japan offers to surrender to the Allies in World War II, following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
1961: Britain applies for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), marking a significant step in European integration.
1977: The postal service in the United States begins offering express mail for the first time.
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