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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) came into being when the WIPO Convention entered into force.
World War II: U.S. Navy submarines began attacks on Japan's Take Ichi convoy as it sailed in waters between Taiwan and the Philippines, eventually sinking four vessels and killing more than 4,000 troo�
Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day.
World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.
The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger airliner, made its maiden flight from Toulouse, France.
The Expo 67 world's fair opened in Montreal, with 62 nations participating and more than 50 million visitors ultimately attending.
World War II: The photograph Raising the Flag on the Three-Country Cairn (pictured) was taken after German troops withdrew to Norway at the end of the Lapland War.
World War II: Nine German E-boats attack US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946.
Workers' Memorial Day and World Day for Safety and Health at Work (international) National Day of Mourning (Canada)
World War II: Benito Mussolini, the deposed fascist dictator of Italy, was executed by partisans in Giulino.
World War II: Presaging a campaign of genocide against the Serbs of Croatia, around 190 people were massacred by members of the Ustaše movement in Gudovac.
World War II: The Surrender of Caserta is signed by the commander of German forces in Italy.
World War II: Airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands.
World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor.
World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
Second World War: British agent Nancy Wake parachuted into Auvergne, France, becoming a liaison between the Special Operations Executive and the local Maquis group.
CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free.