1914 The first division of Canadian troops, 33,000 sail for Britain; most Canadians are volunteers, anxious to prove their loyalty to the Commonwealth.
1918 World War I: Arab forces under T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") capture Damascus.
1934 Adolf Hitler expands German army & navy & creates an air force, violating Treaty of Versailles.
1942 Bell P-59 Airacomet fighter, 1st US jet, makes maiden flight.
1946 12 Nazi war criminals sentenced to death in Nuremberg.
1947 The F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
1950 South Korean troops cross the 38th parallel into North Korea.
1957 B-52 bombers begin full-time flying alert in case of USSR attack.
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