636

Battle of Yarmouk. The result of the battle was a complete Muslim victory which ended Roman rule in Syria. The Battle of Yarmouk is regarded as one of the most decisive battles in military history and it marked the first great wave of early Muslim conquests after the death of Muhammad, heralding the rapid advance of Islam into the then Christian Levant.

1000 

The foundation of the Hungarian state, Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary.

1667

John Milton publishes Paradise Lost, an epic poem about the fall of Adam and Eve.

1794

American General "Mad Anthony" Wayne defeats the Ohio Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in the Northwest territory, ending Indian resistance in the area.

1940 

Russian revolutionary and founder of the Red Army, Leon Trotsky was attacked in his home by an undercover agent of the Peoples Commissariat for Internal Affairs or N.K.V.D. He died a day later due to the injuries sustained during the attack.

1988 

The Iran-Iraq War comes to an end after 7 years. The deadly conventional war between the two Middle Eastern countries began when Iraq invaded Iran on September 22, 1980.

1988

Drought, winds, lightning, and nearly 250 small blazes in just two months all combine to create the largest conflagration in Yellowstone National Park's recorded history, hitting a peak today on 'Black Saturday' with firestorms burning 150,000 acres and smoke so dense that day turns to night.

1998

The Supreme Court of Canada rules Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government's approval.