1678 – French troops conquer Ypres
1707 – Battle of Almansa; Franco-Spanish forces defeat British and Portuguese
1792 – “La Marseillaise”, later the national anthem of France, is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg
1945 – Last Boeing B-17 attack against Nazi Germany
1947 – Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in St Louis, to win National Wrestling Association world heavyweight title
1956 – Noel Coward’s musical “South Sea Bubble” premieres in London
1975 – USSR performs underground nuclear test
1988 – “Nightline” goes on location to Jerusalem Israel
1991 – Lisa Olson brings suit against NFL NE Patriots for sexual harassment
1994 – Fishing boat with school children capsize at Lanaka Syria, 46 killed