1815 Second Treaty of Paris: France and her allies agree France will pay indemnities after Battle of Waterloo, ending the Napoleonic Wars.
1917 1st successful tank use in battle, at the Battle of Cambrai in World War I as Britain uses the new technology to break through German lines.
1941 German "auxiliary cruiser" (armed merchant raider) Kormoran sinks near Australia.
1944 1st Japanese suicide submarine attack (Ulithi Atol, Carolines)
1945 The Nuremberg war trials begin as 24 Nazi leaders are put on trial before judges representing the victorious Allied powers.
1995 Princess Diana admits she cheated on Prince Charles in a TV interview.
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