1884 Greenwich in London established as the universal time meridian of longitude.
1914 Garrett Morgan patents his safety hood device, which would later be refined into the gas mask.
1943 Italy declares war on former Axis partner Germany.
1944 US 1st army begins battle of Aachen, first German city captured during WWII
2010 Copiapó mining accident in Chile comes to a happy end as all 33 miners arrive at the surface after surviving a record 69 days underground.
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