1867 US takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia having paid $7.2 million.
1900 Count Bernard von Bulow becomes Chancellor of Germany, famous for first referring to Germany's need for 'place in the sun' and global empire.
1919 David Beatty is created 1st Earl Beatty, Viscount Borodale, and Baron Beatty of the North Sea and Brooksby.
1931 American gangster Al Capone convicted of tax evasion.
1942 Hitler orders captured allied commandos to be killed.
1962 US launches Ranger 5 for lunar impact; misses Moon.
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