1281: During Kublai Khan’s second Mongol invasion of Japan, his invading Chinese fleet of 3,500 vessels disappears in a typhoon near the Japanese coast

1842: US Army Colonel Worth declares the Second Seminole War over after nearly seven years; over 3,000 surviving members of the Seminole Nation are forcibly relocated from Florida to Oklahoma, with only about 300 permitted to remain

1945: V-J Day, the Empire of Japan surrenders unconditionally to the Allies, ending World War II (August 15 in Japan and other countries depending on the time zone)

1947: Pakistan gains independence from the United Kingdom

1969: British Army deploys on the streets of Northern Ireland, beginning Operation Banner

1980: 17,000 workers strike at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, beginning the Solidarity movement

Source: Onthisday.com