Transgender Day of Remembrance
National Sovereignty Day in Argentina (1845)
1739 – War of Jenkins' Ear: A British naval force captured the settlement of Portobello in the Spanish Main (now in Panama).
1776 – American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Lee saw the invasion of New Jersey by British and Hessian forces and the subsequent general retreat of the Continental Army.
1902 – While discussing how to promote the newspaper L'Auto, sports journalist Géo Lefèvre came up with the idea of holding a cycling race that later became known as the Tour de France.
1969 – A group of Native American activists began a 19-month occupation of Alcatraz Island (graffiti pictured) in San Francisco Bay.
1994 – In accordance with the Lusaka Protocol, the Angolan government signed a ceasefire with UNITA rebels in a failed attempt to end the Angolan Civil War.
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