1907 As a gesture of the US's new presence as a world power, President Theodore Roosevelt sends the 'Great White Fleet' on a round-the-world cruise, visiting ports internationally.
1914 German battleships under Franz Von Hipper bombard the English ports of Hartlepool and Scarborough.
1944 Germany launches a counteroffensive against the Allies in the Ardennes region of Belgium, beginning the 'Battle of the Bulge'
2016 US State Department increases reward for information on Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to $25 million.
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