1945 WWII: US troops under General Douglas MacArthur enter Manila, Philippines; month long battle ends 3 years of Japanese military occupation.
1972 Two IRA members are killed when a bomb they were planting exploded prematurely.
1981 Military jury in North Carolina convicts Robert Garwood of collaborating with the enemy during the Vietnam War.
1983 Former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial.
1996 British supermarket chains stock genetically modified tomato puree - the first GM food to be sold in the country.
2009 The United States Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal runs aground off Oahu, Hawaii, damaging the ship as well as a coral reef.
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