1815 Second Treaty of Paris: France & her allies agree France pay indemnities after Battle of Waterloo, ending Napoleonic Wars.
1917 First successful tank use in battle (Britain breaks through German lines) at Battle of Cambrai WWI.
1941 Adm Nomura & Kurusu hands over Japanese last diplomatic note.
1941 German "auxiliary cruiser" (armed merchant raider) Kormoran sinks near Australia.
1943 U-538 sinks in Atlantic Ocean.
1944 First Japanese suicide submarine attack (Ulithi Atol, Carolines).
1945 24 Nazi leaders put on trial at Nuremberg, Germany.
1969 Brazilian soccer icon Pele scores his 1,000th goal.
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