363-Roman Emperor Julian is killed during retreat from the Sassanid Empire. General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by troops on the battlefield.
1794-Battle of Fleurus: Major victory by forces of the First French Republic under General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan over the Coalition Army (Great Britain, Hanover, Dutch Republic, and Habsburgs) with the first use of a reconnaissance balloon
1857-The first 62 recipients receive the Victoria Cross for valor in the Crimean War from Queen Victoria
1917-First U.S. troops arrive in France during World War I
1945-The United Nations Charter is signed by 50 nations in San Francisco
2016-Panama Canal's third set of locks opens for commercial traffic, doubling the Canal’s capacity at an estimated cost of $5.25 billion