Henry VIII of England dismissed Thomas Cardinal Wolsey on this day in 1529 for his failure to legitimize Henry's affair with Anne Boleyn and one day later designated Sir Thomas More as lord chancellor in his place.
| 1983: | | The U.S. military, under President Ronald Reagan, invaded the tiny island country of Grenada. |
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| 1950: | | China entered the Korean War on the side of North Korea against the United States and South Korea. |
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| 1936: | | Germany and Italy established the Rome-Berlin Axis. |
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| 1415: | | | The English, led by Henry V, scored a decisive victory over the French at the Battle of Agincourt in the Hundred Years' War. |
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