1916 General Douglas Haig finally calls off 1st Battle of the Somme (WWI) - over 1 million killed or wounded.
1943 444 British bombers attack Berlin.
1943 U-211 sinks in Atlantic Ocean.
1949 The U.S. Air Force grounds B-29s after two crashes and 23 deaths in three days.
1955 Bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for 1st powered flight.
2012 Lewis Hamilton wins the 2012 US Formula One Grand Prix.
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