1941 German submarine U-434 sinks.
1944 US Destroyers Hull, Spence & Monaghan sink in typhoon (Philippines).
1957 World's first full scale nuclear power plant begins to generate electricity, at the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania.
1996 During a press conference, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Maleki states that Iran supports the free flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, but reserves the option of closing off the shipping route if it is threatened.
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