A solar eclipse occurred during a battle between the Lydians and the Medes in what is now Turkey. It is one of the earliest recorded events in history.
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The Jacquerie peasant revolt begins in northeastern France with the massacre of nine noblemen in a village north of Paris and quickly spreads, leading peasants to attack castles and kill noblemen, fueled by resentment over heavy taxes, food shortages, and the abuses of the nobility during the Hundred Years' War.
The revolt, named after the contemptuous noble term for peasants, "Jacques" or "Jacques Bonhomme," was characterized by violent repression, with noble forces putting an end to the rebellion by early June 1358.
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson. The Act authorized the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders, clearing the way for further white settlements. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy. During the fall and winter of 1838 and 1839, the Cherokees were forcibly moved west by the United States government. Approximately 4,000 Cherokees died on this forced march, which became known as the "Trail of Tears." More
President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, authorizing the grant of lands west of the Mississippi River in exchange for Native American lands east of the river, leading to the forced removal of many Native American communities. One of them was the infamous "Trail of Tears," the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation causing thousands of deaths. More
Azerbaijan Independence Day - Commemorates the date on which the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) was founded as the first secular democratic state in the Muslim East. Until 2021, it was marked as Republic Day. In October 2021, it was renamed and became Independence Day.
Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, falls to the forces of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). This marked the end of the 17 year rule of the Derg regime, a Marxist military junta that had ruled Ethiopia since 1974. A new regime was established by the coalition of four ethnically based parties. The founding and most influential member was the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), led by Meles Zenawi, who was the prime minister of Ethiopia until his death in 2012.
Pakistan detonates its first nuclear device at the Ros Koh Hills in the province of Balochistan, becoming the seventh country to publicly test nuclear weapons. More