1360 – The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years’ War.
1656 – Treaty of Vilnius: Russia and Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant
1861 – West Virginia secedes from Virginia
1911 – Orville Wright remained in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina setting a new world record that stood for 10 years.
1930 – A bloodless coup d’état in Brazil ousts Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, the last President of the First Republic. Getúlio Vargas then installed as “provisional president.”
1944 – US air raid on Japanese battleships and cruisers in Sibuya Sea: Musashi sinks
1984 – 11 members of Colombo crime family arrested
1990 – USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
1992 – World Series Baseball: Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta Braves, 4-3 in Game 6 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium to win their first-ever title; MVP: Toronto catcher Pat Borders
2012 – Libyan militias capture Bani Walid resulting in 130 civilian deaths