1912 British explorer Robert Scott's diary & body found in Antarctica.
1923 In Germany, Adolf Hitler is arrested for attempt to seize power during "Beer Hall Putsch" coup.
1927 Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, paving the way for Joseph Stalin to consolidate complete power.
1933 First known photo of so-called Loch Ness monster is taken by Hugh Gray.
1938 Hermann Goering announces he wants Madagascar as a Jewish homeland.
1944 RAF sinks German battleship "Tirpitz" at Tromso Fjord, Norway.
1948 Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal.
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