1915 First US ship lost in WW I, William P Frye (carrying wheat to UK)
1915 The United States Coast Guard is created by merging the US Life Saving Service & the US Revenue Cutter Service.
1942 WW II Navy flier Don Mason sends message "Sighted sub sank same"
1944 683 British bombers attack Berlin.
1944 U-271 & U-571 sunk off Ireland.
1958 The Lego company patents their design of Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.
1982 Italian police rescue US Brigadier General James Dozier, held hostage for six weeks by the Red Brigade of Padua, Italy.
1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, with all 7 crew members killed, including Christa McAuliffe who was to be the first teacher in space.
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