1429--Joan of Arc ends the siege of Orleans.
1718--New Orleans, Lousiana is founded by Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
1763--The French and Indian Wars begin with Chief Pontiac's Rebellion--Fort Detroit is attacked.
1824--Ludwig Van Beethoven's 9th Symphony is performed for the first time.
1832--Greece regains independence from the Ottoman Empire.
1915--German submarine SM U-20 sinks the R.M.S. Lusitania, a prelude to United States entry into World War One.
1942--During the Battle of the Coral Sea, U.S. Navy warplanes sink the Japanese carrier, IJNS Shoho--the first time surface fleets engaged in battle without seeing one another.
1945--Germany surrenders unconditionally at Reims, France.
1954--France is defeated in the Battle of Diem Bien Phu, Vietnam.
1960--Soviet Premier Nikita Kruschev announces the the Soviet Union is holding U-2 pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
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