On this day in 1066, after being delayed by bad weather, William, duke of Normandy, embarked his army and set sail for the southeastern coast of England in what would be known in history as the Norman Conquest.
| 1996: | | Taliban leaders seized the capital city of Kabul, declaring all of Afghanistan an Islamic state. |
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| 1964: | | Following months of investigation into the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, the Warren Commission released its findings. |
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| 1954: | | The landmark late-evening talk show and variety program The Tonight Show premiered (as Tonight!), with Steve Allen as host. |
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| 1918: | | British forces attacked the Hindenburg Line in the final offensive on the Western Front during World War I. |
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| 1601: | | | Louis XIII, king of France from 1610 to 1643, was born. |
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| 1540: | | The Jesuit order, founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola, was approved by Pope Paul III. |
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