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1914 The first division of Canadian troops, 33,000 sail for Britain; most Canadians are volunteers, anxious to prove their loyalty to the Commonwealth.

1918 World War I: Combined Arab and British force under the Lawrence of Arabia, T. E. Lawrence captures Damascus from the Turks.

1934 Adolf Hitler expands German army and navy, violating Treaty of Versailles.

1939 Winston Churchill calls Russia a "riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma"

1942 Bell P-59 Airacomet fighter, 1st US jet, makes maiden flight.

1947 The F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.

1949 People's Republic of China proclaimed by Mao Zedong (National Day)

1949 Republic of China (Taiwan) forms on island of Formosa.

1950 South Korean troops cross the 38th parallel into North Korea.

1957 B-52 bombers begin full-time flying alert in case of USSR attack.