Malcolm III of Scotland, husband of Saint Margaret of Scotland, dies in battle against the English.
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The Second Crusade is formally announced by Pope Eugene III in Vézelay, France.
The Second Battle of Lincoln takes place during the First Barons' War in England.
Kings Rudolf I of Germany and Otakar II of Bohemia sign a peace treaty.
The Hundred Years' War begins between England and France after King Edward III of England claims the French throne.
James I of Scotland is captured by English pirates in the North Sea and imprisoned in the Tower of London.
King James VI of Scotland is crowned as King James I of England, uniting the crowns of England and Scotland.
Li Zicheng's rebel forces captures Beijing, on April 24, 1644, marking the effective end of the Ming dynasty as the last emperor, the Chongzhen Emperor, commits suicide. The fall of Beijing opened the path for the Manchu-led Qing dynasty to eventually take control of China.
The Library of Congress is established in Washington, D.C., with an initial appropriation of $5,000 for books.
The Armenian Genocide begins in the Ottoman Empire, resulting in the mass killing of Armenians.
The Easter Rising begins in Ireland against British rule as Members of the Irish Citizen Army and Irish Volunteers seized strategic points in Dublin. Although quickly suppressed by the British Army, the rising herald the end of British power in Ireland paving the way to the nation's independence in 1922. More
"Eagle Claw" The ill-fated military operation to rescue the 66 American hostages held in Tehran ended with eight U.S. servicemen dead and no hostages rescued. More