1796 Last of Britain's troops withdraws from USA
1918 Canadian ace Billy Bishop downs 6 aircrafts over a three-day span, including German ace Paul Bilik, reclaiming his top scoring title from James McCudden.
1936 Queen Mary completes its maiden voyage, arriving in NY
1939 British submarine "Thetis" sinks in Liverpool Bay with all 99 aboard.
1944 Allied generals Bernard Montgomery, George S. Patton, Omar Bradley, Miles Dempsey and Harry Crerar meet in Portsmouth, England just prior to D-Day.
1962 SS officer Adolf Eichmann is executed in Israel after being found guilty of war crimes.
1976 Great Britain and Iceland end the "cod war"
1998 European Central Bank is founded in Brussels to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy.
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