Native American Diplomacy: the Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778)

The Siege of Gibraltar: Spain and Frances Desperate Battle (1782)

1845: the Great Famine of Ireland Begins

Iron Rod Through Brain: Phineas Gages Miraculous Survival

The Treaty of Fredrikshamn Ends the Finnish War

1991 Linux Kernel Release: the Birth of an Open Source Revolution

2008: Large Hadron Collider Unleashes at Cern

Henry Hudson Discovers the Hudson River

San Franciscos Military Outpost: Presidio of San Francisco (1776)

Polands Winged Hussars Save Vienna From Ottoman Siege (1683)

Ottoman Turks Defeat Serbian Army in Battle of Maritsa (1371)

Hurricane Irma: Destruction in Florida and the Caribbean

Jean Baptiste Bernadotte Becomes Swedish King (1810)

1911: Guilaume Apollinare Arrested for Mona Lisa Theft

Mussolinis Rescue From House Arrest: the Gran Sasso Raid (1943)

Ethan Allens Bold Move: Battle of Longue-Pointe (1775)

Father Miguel Hidalgos Call for Mexican Independence (1810)

1994: Space Shuttle Discovery Launched on Sts-64