1522: Suleiman the Magnificent accepts surrender of the surviving Knights of Rhodes, who are allowed to evacuate. They eventually settle in Malta and become known as the Knights of Malta.

1803: French flag lowered in New Orleans to mark the formal transfer of the Louisiana Purchase from France to USA, purchased for $15M

1812: “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” or “Children’s and Household Tales” by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm is first published

1860: South Carolina General Assembly votes 169-0 to secede from the United States, declaring itself an “independent commonwealth”. Is quickly followed by other Southern states triggering the American Civil War.

1917: Soviet state security force and forerunner to the KGB, the Cheka forms, under Felix Dzerzhinsky after decree by Vladimir Lenin

1960: The National Liberation Front, better known as the Viet Cong, is officially formed in South Vietnam

Source: Onthisday.com