Battle of Adda: The Goths under Theodoric the Great and his ally Alaric II defeat the forces of Odoacer on the Adda River, near Milan.
Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia.
Spanish-American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
World War I: The Battle of Amiens ends.
Poles in Kraków engage in a pogrom against Jews in the city, killing one and wounding five.
The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the moon.[1]
Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.