World War II: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cisterna" id="mwzQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Cisterna">Battle of Cisterna</a>, part of <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Shingle" id="mwzg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Operation Shingle">Operation Shingle</a>, begins in central Italy.