On this day
| Year | What happened |
|---|---|
| 1297 | Battle of Stirling Bridge. William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat an English army in Scotland. |
| 1609 | Henry Hudson enters the river later named for him, mapping the upper bay for the Dutch. |
| 1941 | Ground is broken for the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. |
| 1973 | A military coup in Chile overthrows the government of Salvador Allende. |
| 1997 | Scotland votes in a referendum to establish a devolved parliament. |
| 2001 | Coordinated attacks in the United States kill nearly 3,000 people. |