1918 First recorded case of Spanish flu at Funston Army Camp, Kanas; start of worldwide pandemic killing 50-100 million.
1936 First flight of the airship Hindenburg at Friedrichshafen, Germany.
1944 First US bombing of Berlin.
1945 In the United Kingdom, Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, joins the British Auxiliary Transport Service as a driver.
1966 John Lennon says "We (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus"
1969 London East End gang bosses twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are found guilty of murder. Both will die in captivity.
1970 French submarine "Eurydice" explodes off Cape Camarat in the Mediterranean, all 57 crew lost.
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