The western movie “The Wild Bunch” was released.
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The Rus' Khaganate started the Siege of Constantinople.
Louisiana enacted a law requiring all state classrooms to display the Ten Commandments.
US President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, marking the beginning of the War of 1812.
Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.
The world's first stealth-oriented aircraft, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, took its first flight.
