1783 Fighting ceases in the American Revolution, eight years to the day when it began.
1912 Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City.
1915 French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I.
1942 James Doolittle bombs Tokyo & other Japanese cities.
1968 London Bridge is sold to US oil company (to be erected in Arizona).
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