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Japan & Russia declares war after Japan's surprise attack on Russian fleet at Port Arthur disabled 7 Russian warships.
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"Britain's first modern & largest battleship ""HMS Dreadnought"" launched, it changed the battleship concept fo rthe world"
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The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
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"Anti-Nazi ""Het Parool"" begins publishing in Netherlands"
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WWII peace treaties signed
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Tornado in St Louis kills 19 & injures 265.
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Captured American U-2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers is released by the U.S.S.R. in exchange for a Soviet spy held by the U.S.
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Philippine troops murder 17 civilians-Lupao Massacre.
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"South African President F.W. de Klerk announces that Nelson Mandela, the black activist imprisoned for 27 years, will be released the next day."
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US officially backs peace plan in Bosnia.