1941 Russian government moves from Moscow to Volga as the Germans close in on Moscow.
1942 US navy defeats Japanese in the Battle of Cape Esperance.
1972 46 sailors injured in race riot on American aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk.
1984 IRA bombs the Grand Hotel, Brighton, where British PM Margaret Thatcher is staying, 5 die.
2000 The USS Cole is badly damaged in Aden, Yemen, by two suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.
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