1756 – Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years’ War in Europe.
1758 – The Treaty of Easton establishes the first American Indian reservation, at Indian Mills, New Jersey, for the Lenape.
1825 – Portuguese and Brazilian diplomats sign the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro, which has Portugal recognise Brazilian independence, formally ending the Brazilian war of independence. The treaty will be ratified by the King of Portugal three months later.
1831 – Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction.
1885 – Gottlieb Daimler patents the world’s first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.
1911 – Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.
1912 – A typhoon strikes China, killing at least 50,000 people.
1916 – The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
1944 – World War II: Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis.
1966 – The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
1991 – Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party.
1997 – Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
2005 – Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,836 people and causing $125 billion in damage. (in cyprus)
