Napoleon enters Spain's capital during the Peninsular War. The Fifth Coalition (1809) of the United Kingdom and Austria against France formed as the UK engaged in the Peninsular War against France. Again the UK stood alone, and the sea became the major theatre of war against Napoleon's allies.
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A crowd celebrates last year's winter solstice at Stonehenge. Photograph by Matt Cardy, Getty Images Today is the winter solstice and the first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. It's all due to Earth's tilt, which ensures that the shortest day of every year falls around December 21. Some predicted that today would also mark Earth's doomsday, thanks to a longstanding rumor that the Maya calendar ends on December 21, 2012.