1932 Emperor Hirohito of Japan narrowly evades an assassination attempt by a Korean independence activist, Lee Bong-chang.
1943 German warship "Scharnhorst" sinks in Barents Sea.
1943 Montgomery discusses Operation Overlord (D-day landings) with Eisenhower & Bedell Smith.
1996 Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram air base which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul.
2001 The People's Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade relations with the United States.
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