On this day in 1765, Britain's House of Lords passed the Stamp Act to tax American colonies.
On this day in 1942, Japanese forces captured Java after 100,000 allied troops surrendered.
On this day in 1999, New York Yankees baseball legend Joe Dimaggio died at the age of 84.
On this day in 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The aircraft is believed to have crashed into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Australia with the loss of all 239 people aboard.