1914 Great Britain declares the entire North Sea a military area: neutral ships will transit it at their own risk.
1916 Battle of Verdun: Fort Vaux reconquered from Germans by French troops without firing a shot.
1917 In WWI the 1st US soldiers are killed in combat: James Gresham, Thomas Enright and Merle Hay.
1947 Howard Hughes flies "Spruce Goose", a huge wooden airplane for the first and last time.
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Oh my God, not again!!
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