1909 SOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC
1942 British aircraft carrier HMS Eagle torpedoed & sinks.
1945 Allies refuse Japan's offer to surrender on the condition that Emperor Hirohito retains his status.
1988 Al-Qaeda formed at a meeting between Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri and Dr Fadl in Peshawar, Pakistan.
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