1911 Captain Robert Falcon Scott's expedition leaves Cape Evans for South Pole.
1911 Orville Wright remained in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina setting a new world record that stood for 10 years.
1931 Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion.
1944 US air raid on Japanese battleships/cruisers in Sibuya Sea: Musashi sinks.
1945 Charter of United Nations comes into effect.
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