1881 The USS Jeannette, under the command of George Washington De Long, sinks in the Arctic circle following 21 months of drifting after becoming trapped in the ice.
1917 World War I: the deadliest German air raid on London during World War I is carried out by Gotha G bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children with 432 injuries.
1920 US Post Office says children cannot be sent by parcel post (after various instances)
1933 German Secret State Police (Gestapo - Geheime Staats Polizei) established by Hermann Goering.
1942 1st V-2 rocket launch, Peenemunde, Germany; reached 1.3 km
1942 Germany lands 4 saboteurs on Long Island.
1951 UN arm forces reach Pyongyang Korea.
1972 The Irish Republican Army invites British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Willie Whitelaw to 'Free Derry'; Whitelaw rejects offer and reaffirms his policy to not "let part of the United Kingdom ... default from the rule of law"
2000 South Korean President Kim Dae-jung meets leader of North Korea Kim Jong-il, for the beginning of the first ever inter-Korea summit, in the northern capital of Pyongyang.
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