1918 The British House of Commons passes a new Military Service Bill, taking men up to 55 years old and extending to Ireland.
1939 The Soviet Union proposes an alliance with Britain and France to counter Nazi Germany; the Soviets would later sign a secret agreement with the Nazis.
1944 Nazis led by Klaus Barbie raid Izieu Jewish children's home, near Lyon, taking 44 children and seven adults to exterminations camps.
1945 American troops liberate Colditz Castle, the high-security prisoner of war camp in Saxony, Germany.
1946 Dutch Special Court of Justice sentences Frederik Müller, Socialist mayor of Rotterdam, to 10 years in jail for his wartime support of Germany.
1948 Organization for European Economic Cooperation (EEC) forms in Paris.
1951 British submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75
1953 British royal yacht Britannia launched by Queen Elizabeth II
1972 Two British soldiers are shot dead by the Official Irish Republican Army (OIRA) in separate incidents in Derry.
2003 Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens, admitting 10 new member states to the European Union.
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