|   |   70 | Siege of Jerusalem ended.  Romans sold 97,000 Jews into slavery. | 
|   | 1380 | Battle of Kulikovo.  Revolting against the Mongolian Tartars, Dimitri Donskoi delivered an overwhelming victory. | 
|   | 1565 | 1st permanent settlement in US founded at St Augustine, Florida | 
|   | 1706 | First Battle of Castiglione delle Stiviere.  French defeat Prince of Hesse. | 
|   | 1760 | Montreal captured by British under General Amherst. Canada became a British dominion. | 
|   | 1781 | Battle of Eutaw Springs.  See-saw battle accomplishing little during the Revolutionary War. | 
|   | 1796 | Battle of Bassano. Napoleon's army dealt a decisive defeat to the Austrians. | 
|   | 1847 | Battle of Molino del Rey.  Mexicans maul American attack during the Mexican-American War. | 
|   | 1855 | French surprise and storm the garrison of Malakoff during the Crimean War. | 
|   | 1855 | British storm the fort of Redan only to have the Russians rally and retake it during the Crimean War. | 
|   | 1943 | Allies land at Salerno, Italy. | 
|   | 1944 | First V-2 rocket lands on England. |