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1912 In the face of ever-increasing German naval power, the British Admiralty decides to recall British warships from the Mediterranean and base them in the North Sea.

1942 Warsaw Ghetto Jews (300,000) are sent to Treblinka Extermination Camp.

1967 Jimi Hendrix quits as opening act of the Monkees' tour.

2011 Norway is the victim of twin terror attacks, the first a bomb blast targeting government buildings in central Oslo, second a massacre at a youth camp on island of Utøya.