The Second Council of Constantinople begins.
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Ecumenical council held in 553 in response to the Three Chapters controversy
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Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta.
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King of England from 1199 to 1216
Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire.
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Emperor of Yuan China from 1271 to 1294
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Daimyō (Lord) Shimazu Tadatsune of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyūshū
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King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament.
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King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649
Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
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Country in Eastern Europe and North Asia
Mary Kies becomes the first woman awarded a U.S. patent
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American inventor (1752–1837)
The first edition of The Manchester Guardian
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British national daily newspaper
Emperor Napoleon dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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French general and emperor (1769–1821)
The first railway in continental Europe opens between Brussels and Mechelen.
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Cinco de Mayo: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico.
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Annual celebration held on May 5
American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County.
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1861–1865 conflict in the United States
American Civil War: The Confederate government was declared dissolved at Washington
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Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo
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American Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.
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Frontier conflicts in North America, 1609–1890s
Workers marching for the Eight-hour day in Milwaukee
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Social movement to regulate the length of the working day
The Peruvian Academy of Language is founded.
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Peruvian association for the regulation of Spanish