70: Roman army under General Titus completes the siege of Jerusalem by destroying what remained after four months of occupation and plundering

1380: Battle of Kulikovo: Moscow’s great monarch Dmitry defeats the Mongols, beginning the decline of the Tatars

1504: Michelangelo’s statue of David is unveiled in Florence

1565: First permanent European settlement in the US is founded in St. Augustine, Florida

1664: The Dutch surrender the colony of New Netherland, including New Amsterdam (modern-day New York), to a force of about 300 English soldiers

1970: Black September hijackings begin as three airliners are hijacked and destroyed by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

2022: Queen Elizabeth II dies at Balmoral Castle after ruling for 70 years as the UK’s longest-serving monarch; her eldest son inherits the throne as King Charles III [1]

Source: Onthisday.com