1926 Second part of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf published.
1936 Edward VIII signs Instrument of Abdication, giving up the British throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
1936 Britain replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI
1941 British battleship Prince of Wales and battlecruiser Repulse (Force Z ) sunk following Japanese aerial attacks off Malaya. 840 men die.
1942 An early report the Holocaust prepared by the Polish government-in-exile, using information obtained by Witold Pilecki, is addressed to UN member states.
1945 Preston Tucker reveals plan to produce the Torpedo, a new 150 MPH car.
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