1942 British cruiser Trinidad torpedoes itself in the Barents Sea

1942 German submarine U-585 sinks

1943 Meat, butter & cheese rationed in US during WWII (784 gram/week, 2 kilogram for GI's)

1946 First Test Cricket between Australia & New Zealand

1947 National revolt against France in Madagascar begins

1949 Turkey recognizes Israel

1951 "King & I" opens at St James Theater NYC for 1246 performances

1951 23rd Academy Awards "All About Eve", Jose Ferrer & Judy Holliday win

1951 Julius & Ethel Rosenberg convicted of espionage

1954 A 7.0 earthquake near the south of Spain. This earthquake caused property damage at Malaga, and was 640 km deep

1954 Carrier aircraft began reconnaissance near Dien Bien Phu, Indochina

1958 US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Carol Heiss

1958 US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by David Jenkins

1959 "Some Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe & Jack Lemmon premieres

1959 Barthelemy Boganda, first president of the Central African Republic, is killed in a plane crash.

1959 Wes Hall takes Pakistani cricket hat-trick at Lahore

1960 Launch of first fully integrated Fleet Ballistic Missile from USS Observation Island

1961 23rd Amendment is ratified, allows Washington DC residents to vote for President

1961 After a 4½ year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted on treason charge

1962 Argentine President Frondizi flees from the army

1962 Jack Paar's final appearance on the "Tonight Show"

1963 Final episode of soap opera "Young Doctor Malone"

1964 Supermodel Elle MacPherson born this day.

1964 The first true Pirate Radio station, Radio Caroline (England)

1965 House of Commons approves Canada Pension Plan

1966 Dow Brewery destroys 4,546,000 litres of beer after 16 people die in Quebec City area; 1 million gallons go down the drain.

1966 Muhammad Ali beats Canadian George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1968 In Ethiopia a 6.3 earthquake completely razed the town of Sardo, killing 24 persons and injuring 165

1968 Students seize building at Bowie State College

1969 Communist New People's Army found in Philippines

1970 Manchester City wins 10th Europe Cup II

1971 Chile President Allende nationalizes banks/copper mines

1971 Development of a serum hepatitis vaccine for children announced

1971 First Lieutenant William L Calley Jr found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre

1973 Last Australian troops leave South Vietnam.

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