1184 B.C. -Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes
631-Emperor Taizong of Tang of China, sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk for the release of Chinese prisoners captured during transition from Sui to Tang from northern frontier; succeeds in freeing 80,000
1776-Continental Congress creates committee to draft a Declaration of Independence with Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston as members
1963-U.S. President JFK says segregation is morally wrong and that it is "time to act"
1987-Margaret Thatcher is the first British Prime Minister in 160 years to win a third consecutive term
2009-The World Health Organization declares H1N1 swine flu to be a global pandemic, the first such incident in over forty years
2014-Islamic State of Iraq forces seize control of government offices and other important buildings in the northern city of Mosul