1915 World War I: 4 people in Norfolk are killed in the 1st German Zeppelin air raid attack on the United Kingdom.
1974 China and South Vietnam clash over the Paracel Islands, resulting in a Chinese victory.
1977 Snow falls in Miami, Florida. This is the only time in the history of the city that snowfall has occurred. It also fell in the Bahamas.
1978 The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW's plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America would continue until 2003.
1981 US & Iran sign agreement to release 52 American hostages.
1983 Klaus Barbie, SS chief in Lyon in Nazi-occupied France, arrested in Bolivia.
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