Today:
1328 – The House of Gonzaga seized power in the Italian city of Mantua, marking the start of their long rule.
1513 – The Battle of the Spurs took place near Guinegate in France, with a victory for Henry VIII of England over French forces.
1777 – The American Revolutionary War: American forces won the Battle of Bennington, a turning point in the Northern campaign.
1780 – The Battle of Camden occurred during the American Revolutionary War, resulting in a major British victory.
1819 – The Peterloo Massacre took place in Manchester, England, where cavalry charged into a crowd of 60,000–80,000 people demanding parliamentary reform.
1858 – Queen Victoria of Britain transmitted the first official telegraph message across the Atlantic Ocean to U.S. President James Buchanan.
7. 1896 – A skirmish occurred during the Anglo-Zanzibar War, the shortest recorded war in history, lasting only 38 minutes.
1940 – The Battle of Britain: The Luftwaffe launched its largest and most concentrated attack on London, known as “The Greatest Day.”
1954 – The first issue of “Sports Illustrated” magazine was published in the United States.
1977 – Elvis Presley, the “King of Rock and Roll,” passed away at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee.
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