1918 - Socony 200, 1st concrete barge in US, launched to carry oil, NY
1932 - Paul Gorgoulov, assassin of French president Doumer, sentenced to death
1976 - Japanese ex-premier Tanaka arrested (Lockheed Affair)
1983 - 104°F (40.3°C) in Garmersdorf (German record)
1997 - "Candide" closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 103 performances
2006 - The Federal Republic of Germany is deemed guilty in the loss of Bashkirian 2937 and DHL Flight 611, because it is illegal to outsource flight surveillance

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