1836 Battle of the Alamo: After 13 days of fighting 1,500-3,000 Mexican soldiers overwhelm the Texan defenders, killing 182-257 Texans including William Travis, Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett.
1899 "Aspirin" (acetylsalicylic acid) patented by Felix Hoffmann at German company Bayer.
1918 US naval boat "Cyclops" disappears in Bermuda Triangle.
1951 The trial of Julius Rosenberg and his wife Ethel Rosenberg begins.
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