Under the command of Gustavus Adolphus, Swedish forces defeated the Holy Roman Empire’s armies in the Battle of Rain.
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Aretha Franklin, who died August 16, 2018, won the Pulitzer Prize.
The island of Malta was awarded the George Cross by King George VI of England.
NASA launched a spacecraft to rendezvous with a small communication satellite.
The Battle of Formigny came to an end as France defeated the last English forces.
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber successfully completed its first flight.
