1915 First US ship lost in WW I, William P Frye (carrying wheat to UK).
1942 WW II Navy flier Don Mason sends message "Sighted sub sank same"
1944 683 British bombers attack Berlin.
1944 U-271 & U-571 sunk off Ireland.
1958 The Lego company patents their design of Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.
1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after lift off from Cape Canaveral, with all 7 crew members killed.
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