March 18 » The Third Anglo-Powhatan War begins in the Colony of Virginia.
May 25 » Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China at Shanhaiguan pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing.
May 26 » Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo.
June 5 » The Qing dynasty Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor take Beijing during the collapse of the Ming dynasty.
July 2 » English Civil War: Battle of Marston Moor.
November 23 » John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.
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