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1944
1944 -
Helicopters in Warfare
First use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol) -
Batman & Robin Comic Strip
Batman & Robin comic strip premieres in newspapers -
Vesuvius Explosion
Mount Vesuvius, Italy explodes -
"Meet Me in St Louis"
"Meet Me in St Louis" opens on Broadway -
Appalachia Tornadoes
4 tornadoes strike Appalachia, killing 153 -
Anne Frank's Last Entry
Anne Frank's last diary entry; 3 days later she is arrested -
Hurricane in Netherlands
Strongest Hurricane of century in Netherlands (wind force 12) -
Deadly Explosion in Cleveland, Ohio
Liquid-gas tanks in Cleveland, Ohio explode, 135 die, 3,600 homeless -
Suicidal Japanese Submarine Attack
1st Japanse suicide submarine attack (Ulithi Atol, Carolines) -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge begins