1836 Battle of the Alamo: After 13 days of fighting 1,500-3,000 Mexican soldiers overwhelm the Texan defenders, killing 182-257 Texans including William Travis, Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett.
1899 "Aspirin" (acetylsalicylic acid) is patented by Felix Hoffmann at German company Bayer.
1918 US naval boat "Cyclops" disappears in Bermuda Triangle.
1944 British and Canadian sailors board abandoned German U-boat U-774 seeking the Enigma code machine, but are forced to scuttle the sub when efforts to tow it fail.
1947 XB-45, 1st US 4-engine jet bomber, makes 1st test flight, Muroc, CA
1964 Boxing legend Cassius Clay joins the Nation of Islam and changes his name to "Muhammad Ali", calling his former title a "slave name"
1970 A Catholic man is shot dead by British soldiers in Belfast, North Ireland.
1988 3 IRA suspects shot dead in Gibraltar by SAS officers.
1990 SR-71 sets a transcontinental record, flying 2,404 miles in 1:08:17
1998 British Union Flag begins to be flown full-mast over Buckingham Palace whenever British monarch not in residence, following change of protocol after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
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