1943
World War II: German forces murder 92 civilians in Lingiades, Greece.
World War II: German forces murder 92 civilians in Lingiades, Greece.
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1957
Roberto Azevêdo, Brazilian engineer and diplomat, 6th Director-General of the World Trade Organization
Roberto Azevêdo, Brazilian engineer and diplomat, 6th Director-General of the World Trade Organization
1951
In Major League Baseball, the New York Giants' Bobby Thomson hit the "Shot Heard 'Round the World", a game-winning…
In Major League Baseball, the New York Giants' Bobby Thomson hit the "Shot Heard 'Round the World", a game-winning home run, to win the National League pennant.
1918
World War I: An explosion kills more than 100 people and destroys a Shell Loading Plant in New Jersey.
World War I: An explosion kills more than 100 people and destroys a Shell Loading Plant in New Jersey.
1917
World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
1896
Dorothy Lawrence, English reporter, who secretly posed as a man to become a soldier during World War I (died 1964)
Dorothy Lawrence, English reporter, who secretly posed as a man to become a soldier during World War I (died 1964)
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The beginning of World Space Week (International)
The beginning of World Space Week (International)
1943
World War II: Allied forces executed Operation Leader, an air raid against German shipping near Bodø, Norway.
World War II: Allied forces executed Operation Leader, an air raid against German shipping near Bodø, Norway.
1943
World War II: Pacific Theater: Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island.
World War II: Pacific Theater: Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island.
1905
The Wright brothers pilot the Wright Flyer III in a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes.
The Wright brothers pilot the Wright Flyer III in a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes.
2006
Antonio Peña, Mexican wrestling promoter, founded Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (born 1953)
Antonio Peña, Mexican wrestling promoter, founded Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (born 1953)
1944
World War II: Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass.
World War II: Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass.
1943
World War II: Thirteen civilians are burnt alive by a paramilitary group in Crete during the Nazi occupation of Greece.
World War II: Thirteen civilians are burnt alive by a paramilitary group in Crete during the Nazi occupation of Greece.
1942
World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River during the Battle of…
World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
1939
World War II: The Battle of Kock is the final combat of the September Campaign in Poland.
World War II: The Battle of Kock is the final combat of the September Campaign in Poland.
1915
World War I: Combined Austro-Hungarian and German Central Powers, reinforced by the recently joined Bulgaria launched…
World War I: Combined Austro-Hungarian and German Central Powers, reinforced by the recently joined Bulgaria launched a new offensive against Serbia under command of August von Mackensen.
1915
World War I: Entente forces land in Thessaloniki, to open the Macedonian front against the Central Powers.
World War I: Entente forces land in Thessaloniki, to open the Macedonian front against the Central Powers.