Editing May 23 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1609]] &ndash; Official ratification of the [[Second Virginia Charter]] takes place.
*[[1618]] &ndash; The [[Defenestrations of Prague|Third Defenestration of Prague]] precipitates the [[Thirty Years' War]].
*[[1706]] &ndash; [[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough]], defeats a French army under [[Marshal of France|Marshal]] [[François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy]] at the [[Battle of Ramillies]].<ref>Falkner, James. Ramillies 1706: Year of Miracles. Pen & Sword Books Ltd, (2006). {{ISBN|1-84415-379-7}}</ref>
*[[1788]] &ndash; [[South Carolina]] became the eighth state to ratify the [[United States Constitution]].<ref name="CBOD"/>
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[Battle of Famars]] during the [[Low Countries theatre of the War of the First Coalition|Flanders Campaign]] of the [[War of the First Coalition]].
*[[1829]] &ndash; [[Accordion]] patent granted to [[Cyrill Demian]] in [[Vienna]], [[Austrian Empire]].
*[[1844]] &ndash; [[Báb]]: A merchant of Shiraz announces that he is a Prophet and founds a religious movement. He is considered to be a forerunner of the [[Baháʼí Faith]].
*[[1846]] &ndash; [[Mexican–American War]]: President [[Mariano Paredes]] of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States.
*[[1863]] &ndash; The [[General German Workers' Association]], a precursor of the modern [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]], is founded in [[Leipzig]], [[Kingdom of Saxony]].
*[[1873]] &ndash; The Canadian Parliament establishes the [[North-West Mounted Police]], the forerunner of the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]].<ref name="CBOD"/>
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: Sergeant [[William Harvey Carney]] is awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for his heroism in the [[Assault on the Battery Wagner]] in 1863.