1896 - James Dunham murders six people in Campbell, California
1943 - British PM Winston Churchill and US General George C. Marshall fly from the US to North Africa
1977 - George Willig climbs the South Tower of NYC's World Trade Center, famously fined 1 cent for each of 110 stories he climbed
1982 - 26th European Cup: Aston Villa beats Bayern Munich 1-0 at Rotterdam
2004 - 12th UEFA Champions League Final: Porto beats AS Monaco 3-0 at Gelsenkirchen

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