On this day in 1815, the Battle of Waterloo resulted in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington.
On this day in 1900, Empress Dowager Longyu of China ordered all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.
On this day in 1928, aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean
And on this day in 1981, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology, made its first flight.