1307 William Tell reputedly shoots apple off his son's head.
1916 British General Douglas Haig finally calls off the 1st Battle of the Somme in World War I after more than 1 million soldiers had been killed or wounded.
1943 U-211 sinks in Atlantic Ocean.
1966 US Roman Catholic bishops ends rules against eating meat on Fridays.
1983 Argentina announces its ability to produce enriched uranium for nuclear weapons.
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