1916 The German submarine U-53 arrives off Newport, Rhode Island, and sinks 9 British merchant ships in international waters.
1919 KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines, established (oldest existing airline)
1935 Himmler, Hess and Heydrich inspect the concentration camp at Dachau.
1940 World War II: the McCollum memo proposes bringing the U.S. into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States.
1942 1 salvo Katjoesja-rocket destroys Nazi battalion in Stalingrad.
1942 Last camouflaged German raider Komet leaves Flushing (Netherlands)
1944 Field Marshal Erwin Rommel ordered to return to Berlin.
1944 Uprising at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Jews burn down crematoriums.
1950 US forces invade North Korea by crossing 38th parallel.
1955 Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga launched at Brooklyn.
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