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1333

• During the Genkō War, Emperor Go-Daigo's forces seize Tōshō-ji, ending the Kamakura shogunate.

1744

• Britain and its colonies annex indigenous Iriquois land, including control over the Ohio River, in the Treaty of Lancaster.

1776

• The Second Continental Congress adopts the US Declaration of Independence.

1863

• The Confederacy retreats from Gettysburg, marking the end of the last Cofederate offensive into the North.

1894

• The Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole. It is annexed by the US four year later.

1941

• Nazi troops burn The Great Choral Synagogue in occupied Riga alongside 300 trapped civilians.

1942

• Sevastopol, Crimea falls to Axis forces after a 250-day siege.

1943

• The Battle of Kursk begins, the largest battle in history, resulting in Soviet victory.

1946

• The Philippines gain independence from Statesian colonial rule.

1947

• Britain evaluates independence of British India into two seperate states, India and Pakistan, in the Indian Independence Bill.

1950

• Statesian propoganda outlet Radio Free Europe begins broadcasting.