49 BCJulius Caesar, who has the flu, visits Cicero at Formiae

193 Didius Julianus bribes the Praetorians to make him Roman Emperor (Mar 28-Jun 1, 193)

845 The Vikings sack Paris

1461 Battle of Dintingdale: Lord Fauconberg defeats Lord Clifford

1461 Battle of Ferrybridge: King Edward IV defeats the Dukes of Somerset & Rivers

1774 Britain passes the Coercive Act, to punish Massachusetts for the Tea Party and other acts of resistance

1799 NY State initiates the abolition of slavery, which is completed in 1827

1809 Battle of Medllin: The French defeat the Spanish

1814 HMS's 'Phoebe' and 'Cherub' capture USS 'Essex' off Valparaiso, Chile

1915 German submarine 'U-28' torpedoes the British liner 'Falaba' in St. George's Channel, 104 die

1917 Turks expel the Jews from Tel Aviv & Jaffa

1930 Turkey renames Constantinople as Istanbul, Angora as Ankara.

1939 Franco captures Madrid; Spanish Civil War ends

1941 Battle of Cape Matapan: An overnight action ending early on the 29th, results in heavy loses for the Italian Regia Marina by the British Royal Navy

1942 RAF bombs Lubeck

1942 Operation Chariot: Nocturnal RN/RM commando raid blocks the 'Normandie' dock in Nazi-occupied St Nazaire; five VCs awarded

1945 Last V-1 buzz bomb attack on London

1958 Elvis joins Co A, 2nd Bn, 37th Armor, 2nd Arm Div, Ft. Hood