1243 - Battle of Köse Dağ: Mongols under Baiju defeat Seljuk army of Sultan Kaykhusraw II during Mongol attacks in north east Turkey 1553 - Christ's Hospital in London, England, granted a charter by King Edward VI to house and teach children of the poor 1910 - US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Defending champion Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman beats Louise Hammond 6-4, 6-2 1924 - Theatrical revue "Ziegfeld Follies of 1924", featuring Billie Burke and W.C. Fields, opens at the New Amsterdam Theatre, NYC 1946 - Dutch Nazi collaborator Arnold Meijer sentenced to 5 years 2012 - Police procedural drama "Line of Duty" debuts on BBC 2 in the UK 2013 - Kevin Rudd defeats Julia Gillard in a leadership battle to become Australian Prime Minister 2015 - US Supreme Court rules 5-4 same-sex marriage is a legal right across all US states 2017 - Brazilian state prosecutors file corruption charges against President Michel Temer 2018 - Polio outbreak confirmed in New Guinea by WHO, 18 years after it was declared free of the disease More Historical Events »