1941 German submarine U-574 sinks.
1941 Hitler takes complete command of German Army.
1958 First radio broadcast from space, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower Christmas message "to all mankind, America's wish for peace on Earth and goodwill to men everywhere".
1960 Fire aboard USS Constellation, under construction at Brooklyn (50 die).
1984 Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sign the Sino-British Joint Declaration to transfer Hong Kong back to China in 1997.
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