Today:
1645 – The Battle of Naseby took place during the English Civil War, with Parliamentarian forces defeating the Royalists.
1775 – The Continental Congress established the Continental Army, with George Washington soon appointed as commander.
1777 – The Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States.
1789 – HMS Bounty mutiny survivors led by Fletcher Christian arrived at Tubuai in the South Pacific.
1834 – Isaac Fischer Jr. received a patent for sandpaper.
1846 – American settlers in California began the Bear Flag Revolt against Mexican rule.
1900 – Hawaii officially became a United States territory.
1940 – German troops entered Paris during World War II.
1949 – Albert II, a rhesus monkey, became the first primate in space during a U.S. rocket flight.
1982 – Argentine forces surrendered to British forces in the Falkland Islands, effectively ending the Falklands War.