1346 Battle of Crécy, south of Calais in northern France; Edward III's English longbows defeat Philip VI's army, cannons used for first time in battle.
1922 Japanese cruiser Niitaka driven onto rocks in storm at Kamchatka, 284 killed.
1942 7,000 Jews are rounded up in Vichy-France. Transport nr 24 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany.
1944 Charles de Gaulle marches along the Champs-Elysees, despite coming under fire.
1945 Japanese diplomats board USS Missouri to receive instructions on Japan's surrender at the end of WWII.
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