TDIH: October 19, 202 BC, Roman General Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal and the Carthaginians at the Battle of Zama changing the course of history.

TDIH: February 17, 1864 Confederate Submarine H. L. Hunley sinks the USS Housatonic becoming the world's first submarine to sink an enemy vessel in combat

TDIH: July 17, 1453. Battle of Castillon: The last battle of Hundred Years' War, the French under Jean Bureau defeat the English under the Earl of Shrewsbury, who is killed in the battle in …

TDIH: June 1, 1794. The battle of the Glorious First of June is fought, the first naval engagement between Britain and France during the French Revolutionary Wars. Illustration: Glorious First …

TDIH: December 22, 1790, The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Alexander Suvorov and his Russian armies. Illustration: The engraving of Samuil Schiflar 'Siege of …

TDIH: October 29, 437, Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople unifying the two …

TDIH: March 31, 1492, Queen Isabella of Castile issues the Alhambra Decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity or face expulsion. Illustration: …

TDIH: September 8, 1831, William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

TDIH: Februari 5, 1597. A group of early Japanese Christians, known as the 26 Martyrs, are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society.

TDIH: October 16, 1384, Jadwiga is crowned King of Poland. The first female monarch of the Kingdom of Poland, reigning from 16 October 1384 until her death. She was the youngest …