1778- King Louis XVI of France declares war on Great Britain.
1919- U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces the text of Versailles Treaty which ended World War I.
1925 – The official news agency of the former Soviet Union TASS established.
1943 – The Allies invade Sicily, announcing the beginning of the Italian campaign of World War II.
Born today
1898- Theodore Miller Edison, an American businessman, inventor and environmentalist.
Passed away
1559- King Henri II of France.
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