1066 Battle of Hastings, Duke William of Normandy and the Norman army defeat English forces of Harold II.
1322 Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence.
1939 German U-47 sinks British battleship HMS Royal Oak, 833 killed.
1942 German assault on Tractor factory, 1000s killed.
1943 600 Jews escape during an uprising at the Nazi concentration Camp in Sobibor, Poland.
1962 US U-2 espionage planes locate missile launchers in Cuba.
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