1907 As a gesture of the US's new presence as a world power, President Theodore Roosevelt sends the 'Great White Fleet' on a round-the-world cruise, visiting ports internationally.
1944 Germany launches a counteroffensive against the Allies in the Ardennes region of Belgium, beginning the 'Battle of the Bulge'
1944 German V-2 strikes Antwerp bioscope (638 die)
1969 British House of Commons votes 343-185 to abolish the death penalty.
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