1066 Battle of Hastings: William, Duke of Normandy and his Norman army defeat the English forces of Harold II who is killed in the battle 1322 Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence 1774 1st Continental Congress makes Declaration of Colonial Rights in Philadelphia 1867 15th and last Tokugawa Shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu resigns in Japan 1884 George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film 1933 Nazi Germany announces its withdrawal from the League of Nations 1982 US President Reagan proclaims a war on drugs | 
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