1941 Adolf Hitler takes complete command of German Army.
1942 Robert Stroud "Birdman of Alcatraz" is transferred to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary.
1949 Luxury passenger ship Aquitania demolished in Gareloch, Scotland.
1958 First radio broadcast from space, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower Christmas message "to all mankind, America's wish for peace on Earth and goodwill to men everywhere"
1984 Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sign the Sino-British Joint Declaration to transfer Hong Kong back to China in 1997
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