1415: Battle of Agincourt: Henry V’s forces defeat a larger French army as the longbow overcomes the armored knight at Azincourt, France

1854: Infamous “Charge of the Light Brigade” during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War results in over 100 deaths

1962: US Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson demands USSR UN representative Valerian Zorin answer concerns about Cuban missile bases, saying, “I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over”

1971: United Nations votes to expel the Chinese Nationalist-ruled Taiwan and admit the Communist People’s Republic of China

2017: Chinese Premier Xi Jinping unveils his new ruling council in the Great Hall of the People; none of the five members are young enough to succeed him

Source: Onthisday.com