Day In History
This Day in History
Today: June 20, 2026
451
Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius' battles Attila the Hun. After the battle, which was inconclusive, Attila retreats, causing the Romans to interpret it as a victory.
1180
First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan.[1]
1622
The Battle of Höchst takes place during the Thirty Years' War.
1631
The Sack of Baltimore: The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Barbary slave traders.
1652
Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha is appointed Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire.
1685
Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater.
1756
A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta.
1782
The U.S. Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States.
1787
Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the 'United States'.
1789
Deputies of the French Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath.
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