1812 Battle of Queenstown Heights: British forces defeat United States forces attempting to invade Canada.
1884 Greenwich in London established as the universal time meridian of longitude.
1943 Italy declares war on former Axis partner Germany.
1944 US 1st army begins battle of Aachen, first German city captured during WWII
1972 Uruguay to Chile plane crashes in Andes Mountains, (passengers eat crash victims to survive, 16 of 45 rescued 2 months later)
1987 First military use of trained dolphins (US Navy in Persian Gulf)
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