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• 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was decapitated by forces under Caliph Yazid I. This is commemorated by Shi'a Muslims as Aashurah.
• 732 - Battle of Tours: Near Poitiers, FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents., leader of the FranksCharlemagne or Karl der Grosse ( Charles the Great) in Frankfurt The Franks formed one of several west Germanic tribes who entered the late Roman Empire from Frisia as foederati and established a lasting realm in an area that covers part of today's France Charles MartelSee also: Charles Martel d'Anjou (1271-1295). Charles Martel (Charles the Hammer) ( August 23, 686- October 22 741) was born in Herstal, Wallonia, Belgium, the illegitimate son of Pepin II (635 or 640 December 16 714) and his concubine Apaida or Chalpaida and his men, defeat a large army of MoorsMoors is used in this article to describe the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus and the Maghreb, whose culture is often called "Moorish". For other meanings look at Moors (Meaning) or Blackamoors. The name derives from the ancient Berber tribe of, stopping the Muslims from spreading into Western EuropeWestern Europe is distinguished from Central Europe and Eastern Europe by differences of history and culture rather than by geography. However, these boundaries of Europe are subject to considerable overlap and fluctuation, which makes differentiation dif. The governor of Cordoba, Abd-ar-Rahman, is killed during the battle.
• 1471This article is about the year 1471, not the BT caller ID service accessible by dialling 1-4-7-1. Events March The Yorkist King Edward IV returns to England to reclaim his throne. April 14 Battle of Barnet Edward defeats the Lancastrian army under Warwick - Battle of Brunkeberg in Stockholm: Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by Christian I, King of Denmark.
• 1575 - Battle of Dormans : Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeated the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
• 1780 - The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000-30,000 in Caribbean.
• 1845 - In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 midshipmen students and seven professors.
• 1868 - Carlos Céspedes issued the " Grito de Yara " from his plantation, La Demajagua, proclaiming Cuba's independence.
• 1877 - Lieutenant-Colonel George Armstrong Custer is given a funeral with full military honors.
• 1911 - Wuchang Uprising which led to the demise of Qing Dynasty, the last emperial court in China, and the founding of the Republic of China.
• 1913 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson triggered the explosion of the Gamboa Dike thus ending construction on the Panama Canal.
• 1920 - The Carinthian Plebiscite determined that the larger part of Carinthia became part of Austria.
• 1933 - A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage while en route from Cleveland to Chicago, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation.
• 1938 - The Blue Water Bridge opens, connecting Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario
• 1939 - World War II: The Munich Agreement cedes the Sudetenland to Germany.
• 1944 - Holocaust: 800 Gypsy children are systematically murdered at Auschwitz death camp.
• 1957 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to the finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after he was refused service in a Dover, Delaware restaurant.
• 1964 - The 1964 Summer Olympics open in Tokyo, Japan
• 1966 - Simon and Garfunkel release the album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.
• 1970 - Fiji becomes independent.
• 1970 - In Montreal, Quebec, a national crisis hits Canada when Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte becomes the second statesman kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group.
• 1971 - Sold, dismantled and moved to the United States, the London Bridge reopens in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
• 1973 - Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with federal income tax evasion.
• 1978 - US President Jimmy Carter signs a bill into law that authorizes the minting of the Susan B. Anthony dollar.
• 1985 - United States Navy F-14 fighter jets intercept an Egyptian plane carrying the Achille Lauro cruise ship hijackers and force it to land at a NATO base in Sigonella, Sicily where they are arrested.
• 1986 - An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter Scale strikes San Salvador, El Salvador, killing an estimated 1,500 people.
• 1987 - Fiji becomes a republic.
• 1997 - An Austral Airlines DC-9-32 crashes and explodes near Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay, killing 74
• 2001 - US President George W. Bush presents a list of 22 most wanted terrorists.