The Battle of Lexington and Concord began, which kicked off the American Revolutionary War between 1775 & 1783.
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The Roman Catholic Church declared Joan of Arc a saint.
The Warsaw Uprising involved Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto resisting Nazi Germany during WWII.
The Treaty of Frankfurt was signed between Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Protestants.
Charles Darwin, who taught the world the theory of evolution by natural selection, died at 73 years old.
The town of Chartres in France surrendered to King Henry IV.
