The War of the Hats – The Swedish army surrenders to the Russians in Helsinki, ending the war and starting Lesser Wrath. The War of…

Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Mikhail Gorbachev was a Soviet politician who served as the last leader…

The modern Constitution of the Netherlands is signed. The Constitution of the Netherlands, also known as the “Grondwet,” forms the fundamental legal framework for the…

Six thousand Jews are killed in Mainz after being blamed for the bubonic plague.

Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).

Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison’]

Allied troops begin their attack on Paris.

The American Communist Party is outlawed by the Communist Control Act.

The Panic of 1857 starts and sets off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.