| Year | Item | Detail |
|---|
| 1993 |
Floods as Mississippi breaks its banks |
The Mississippi and its tributaries break their banks flooding twenty million acres of farmland |
| 1977 |
Gary Powers dies |
American spy plane pilot Captain Francis Gary Powers dies. |
| 1976 |
Niki Lauda fights for his life |
Racing driver Niki Lauda is in a critical condition in hospital following a crash in the Grand Prix in Germany. |
| 1976 |
Trinidad and Tobago gains independence |
Trinidad and Tobago becomes an independent republic. |
| 1944 |
Warsaw Uprising starts |
During World War 2, the Warsaw Uprising starts against occupying German troops. The uprising lasts 63 days. |
| 1936 |
The Olympics open in Berlin |
The 11th Olympics open in Berlin with an ovation from the crowd for Adolf Hitler. |
| 1798 |
French defeated in the Battle of the Nile |
The British fleet commanded by Admiral Horatio Nelson defeats the French at the Battle of the Nile. |
| 1774 |
Joseph Priestly identifies a new gas |
Joseph Priestly identifies a new gas which is later called oxygen. |
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