1512: The forces of the Holy League are heavily defeated by the French at the Battle of Ravenna.
1713: The Treaty of Utrecht is signed, ending the War of Spanish Succession. France cedes Maritime provinces to Britain.
1783: After receiving a copy of the provisional treaty on 13 March, Congress proclaims a formal end to hostilities with Great Britain.
1814: Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.
1898: American President William McKinley asks Congress for declaration of war with Spain.
1941: Germany bombers blitz Conventry, England.
1942: Detachment 101 of the OSS–a guerrilla force–is activated in Burma.
1945: After two frustrating days of being repulsed and absorbing tremendous casualties, the Red Army finally takes the Seelow Heights north of Berlin.
1951: President Truman fires General Douglas MacArthur as head of United Nations forces in Korea.
1961: Israel begins the trial of Adolf Eichman, accused of war crimes during WWII.
1961: Folk singer Bob Dylan performs in New York City for the first time, opening for John Lee Hooker.
1968: President Johnson signs the 1968 Civil Rights Act.
1974: The Judiciary committee subpoenas President Richard Nixon to produce tapes for impeachment inquiry.
1981: President Ronald Reagan returns to the White House from hospital after recovery from an assassination attempt.
1986: Dodge Morgan sails solo nonstop around the world in 150 days.
1991: The U.N. Security Council issues formal cease fire with Iraq.
1996: Forty-three African nations sign the African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty.
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