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1453: The Hundred Years' War between England and France ends with the English defeat at the Battle of Castillon in France.


1941: After hitting in a record 56 consecutive games, Joe DiMaggio is held hitless by the Cleveland Indians. The next day, he begins another hitting streak of 16 games.


1945: Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin meet at the beginning of the Potsdam Conference, which will determine the details of the Allied occupation of Germany.

1810 - Napoleonic Empire annexes Holland.

1999 - A heat wave and a violent storm converge on central and eastern Europe killing more than a dozen people and blocking rails and roads. Hail causes extensive damage and kills hundreds of farm animals.

2000 - A damaged gasoline pipeline explodes in southern Nigeria, killing 200 people and injuring dozens of others.

2006 - Eight bombs hit Bombay's commuter rail network during rush hour in the financial hub of India, killing at least 200 people and wounding hundreds more.

1974: Bomb blast at the Tower of London
An explosion in the Tower of London leaves one person dead and 41 injured.

2000: Tesco bows to imperial pressure
British supermarket Tesco is to revive imperial measures in its stores.

1821 -Spain ceded Florida to the United States.

1898 -Spanish troops in Santiago, Cuba, surrendered to U.S. forces during the Spanish-American War.