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World War II: The USS Tang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine ace of the war) is sunk by the ship's own malfunctioning torpedo.
World War II: The final attempt of the Imperial Japanese Navy to win the war climaxes at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
World War I: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
World War I: A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish–Ukrainian War.
World War I : the Ottoman Empire enters the war on the side of the Central Powers.
World War I: The first British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific, with the loss of HMS Good Hope and HMS Mon�
World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles is subsequently closed.
World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.
World War II: An unknown aircraft dropped four bombs on Vatican City, which maintained neutrality during the war.
War on terror: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts�
One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opens.
Peter O'Connor sets the first World Athletics recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11.75 in (7.6137 m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus.
The 2023 Rugby World Cup, the tenth men's Rugby World Cup is held in France. The opening ceremony, directed and written by Jean Dujardin, Olivier Ferracci and Nora Matthey, took place at the Stade de�
The first world individual Speedway World Championship was held at London's Wembley Stadium.
American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch first described the post–World War II tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States as a "cold war".
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: The U.S. Army liberated Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp, and killed German prisoners of war.
World War II: Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power.
World War II: Norwegian, French, Polish and British forces recapture Narvik in Norway. This is the first Allied infantry victory of the War.