1480: Great standing on the Ugra river, standoff between forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde, and Ivan III Grand Prince of all Rus, Tataro-Mongols retreat, leads to disintegration of the Horde
1856: The Second Opium War or second Anglo-Chinese War: begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River
1856: The Second Opium War or second Anglo-Chinese War: begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River
1917: Leon Trotsky named chairman of the Petrograd Soviet as Bolsheviks gain control
2001: US President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security
Source: Onthisday.com
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