1908 Henri Farman becomes the first person to fly an observed circuit of more than 1km, winning the Grand Prix d'Aviation.
1915 Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, presents plan for assault on Dardanelles.
1942 Allied Conference on war trials.
1942 German U-boats begin harassing shipping on US east coast.
1942 World War II: First use of aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter.
1943 Hitler declares "Total War"
1943 US infantry captures Galloping Horse Ridge, Guadalcanal.
1992 Japan apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II
2018 Chelsea Manning, former soldier responsible for Wikileaks announces her bid to run for US Senate.
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