1911 First aerial reconnaissance mission is flown by an Italian pilot over Turkish lines during the Italo-Turkish War.
1917 1st Infantry division "Big Red One" shoots first US shot in WW I
1942 German units go through Red October-factory in Stalingrad.
1944 Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita's flagship the heavy cruiser Atago sinks during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
1981 US national debt hits $1 trillion.
2001 The Provisional Irish Republican Army of Northern Ireland commences disarmament after peace talks.
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