King Æthelred the Unready orders the St. Brice's Day massacre, leading to the killing of many Danish settlers in England.
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Edmund Ironside, King of England, dies on November 30, 1016 leaving the throne to Cnut (Canute) the Great, as per their earlier agreement which had divided the kingdom between the two of them, Cnut became the King of all England.
Cnut proceeded to consolidate his power by exiling Edmund sons executing other possible rivals and strengthening ties with Normandy. He married Emma, the widow of the former king Æthelred the Unready, which helped to legitimize his rule and strengthen his connection to the English royal family. He was an effective ruler and had an stable reign. Later, he became the King of Denmark and Norway, creating a large North Sea Empire.
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John Balliol was crowned King of Scotland on November 30, 1292, following the Great Cause to determine the rightful heir to the throne after the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway.
He was inaugurated at Scone Abbey and immediately had to pay homage to King Edward I of England. His rule was difficult, as he faced opposition from Scottish nobles who disliked the Balliol family and from King Edward I, who treated Scotland as a vassal state. Balliol's reign ended after the Scots allied with France in 1295. Edward I invaded Scotland, defeated the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar, and forced Balliol to abdicate on July 10, 1296.
The Rosicrucian manifesto, "Fama Fraternitatis," is published in Kassel, Germany, promoting the Rosicrucian mystical movement.
Natchez Indians massacre French settlers in the Mississippi Territory, leading to conflicts between Native Americans and European colonists.
The Soviet Union invades Finland starting what is sometimes call the "Winter War". Though small and under-resourced, the Finnish Army was resilient, well-led and was able to use knowledge of the terrain to good effect.
Despite the overwhelming odds, Finland resisted for three months with little outside assistance. However, it was only a matter of time before the balance of power tipped in the Soviet Union’s favor. Finland was forced to sign the Treaty of Moscow on 12 March 1940, which ceded 11 per cent of its territory to the Soviet Union. More
President Truman refuses to rule out the use of atomic weapons in support of the United Nations troops, including U.S. soldiers, who were trying to prevent communist expansion into South Korea. Truman's announcement came at a time when communist China had joined North Korean forces in their attacks on South Korea.
A meteorite crashes through the roof of a home near Sylacauga, Talladega County, Alabama, striking resident Ann E. Hodges. Hodges was the first person in modern history to have reportedly been injured by a meteorite.
The meteorite, which weighs about eight and one-half pounds, is on permanent display at the Alabama Museum of Natural History at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. More
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully collects a sample from the asteroid Bennu.