1906 International Radiotelegraph Conference in Berlin selects "SOS" (· · · – – – · · ·) distress signal as the worldwide standard for help.
1918 Thousands of revolutionary German sailors with the fleet at Kiel mutiny, seize the city, and set up councils of workers and sailors.
1941 Hirohito's accord on Yamamoto's attack plan on Pearl Harbor fails.
1956 Suez Crisis: After several days of fighting, Israeli forces capture the Gaza Strip.
1967 Vietnam War: The Battle of Dak To begins, becoming one of the bloodiest battles of the war.
1970 US President Richard Nixon promises gradual troop removal of Vietnam.
2014 New York's 104-storey One World Trade Center officially opens 13 years after the September 11 attacks.
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