1346 Battle of Crécy, south of Calais in northern France; Edward III's English longbows defeat Philip VI's army, cannons used for first time in battle.
1922 Japanese cruiser Niitaka driven onto rocks in storm at Kamchatka, 284 killed.
1945 Japanese diplomats board USS Missouri to receive instructions on Japan's surrender at the end of WWII
1957 USSR announces successful test of intercontinental ballistic missile.
1985 French government denies knowledge of attack on Rainbow Warrior.
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