1915 Edward Stone, 1st US combatant to die in WW I, is mortally wounded.
1940 Altmark Incident: Crew of the British destroyer "Cossack" board German "Altmark" in Jøssingfjord, Norway, releasing 299 British prisoners after hand-to-hand fighting with bayonets and the last recorded Royal Naval action with cutlasses.
1972 British Parliament votes to join the European Common Market.
1972 Sales of the Volkswagen Beetle model exceed those of Ford Model T
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