1314 - Battle of Bannockburn; Scotland regains independence from England
1441 - Eton College founded by Henry VI
1509 - Henry VIII crowned King of England
1540 - Henry VIII divorces his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves
1898 - American troops, drive Spanish forces from La Guasimas Cuba
1932 - Coup ends absolute monarchy in Thailand
1939 - Pan Am's 1st US to England flight
1940 - France signs an armistice with Italy during WW II
1948 - Soviet Union begins Berlin Blockade, so Berlin Airlift begins
1963 - Zanzibar granted internal self-government by Britain
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