1916
Victory at Verdun
The French defeated the Germans in the Battle of Verdun.
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1791
The Bill of Rights took effect with Virginia's ratification of it.
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1890
Sioux Indian chief Sitting Bull was killed by Native American police.
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1939
The movie Gone With the Wind premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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1944
Band leader Glenn Miller disappeared in a plane crash over the English Channel.
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1961
Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death by an Israeli court for organizing the deportation of Jews to concentration camps.
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1964
Canada adopted its national flag, a red maple leaf on a white background.
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1966
Animated-cartoon pioneer and movie producer Walt Disney died in Los Angeles.
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1989
A demonstration that turned into a popular uprising in Romania began the downfall of Nicolae Ceausescu.
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