1783 the Treaty of Paris is signed ending the American Revolution War between Great Britain and the USA 1988 an estimated 50,000 Kurdish civilians and soldiers are killed in Iraq-Iran war

1864 General William T Sherman captures on burns the entire city of Atlanta in the US Civil War the story is told in the film Gone with the Wind 1945 VJ Day the formal surrender of Japan to end World War II in the US September 1

1939 Adolf Hitler invades Poland and World War II begins by attacking the city od Danzig. Danzig today is Gdansk. 1941 the Jewish people in Germany must wear the yellow star of David to be easily identified.

1957 the Federation of Malaya attained independence from Great Britain 1997 Diana Princess of Wales was killed in a automobile crash in a tunnel in Paris

1146 European leaders outlawed the crossbow hoping to end war for all time good try 1590 Tokugawa leyasu entered the Edo Castle

1825 Portugal became independent from Brazil 1958 singer Michael Jackson was born