1918WWI: American soldier Alvin York single-handedly attacks a German gun nest, killing at least 25 and capturing 132 Germans.
1945The Microwave oven is patented by US inventor Percy Spencer.
1871The Great Chicago Fire kills an estimated 300 people and destroys over 4 square miles (10 square km) of buildings and the original Emancipation Proclamation.
1939Germany annexes Western Poland.
1860Telegraph line between LA & San Francisco opens.
1862Civil War: Battle of Perryville, Kentucky - Confederate invasion halted.
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