Adolf Hitler first announces extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery.

Apollo 17 becomes the last Apollo mission to land on the Moon.

The first Nobel Prizes are awarded.

The follow up Nuremberg Trials begin with the “Doctors’ Trial”, in which physicians and officers alleged to be involved in Nazi human experimentation and mass…

John Lennon is shot by a mentally deranged fan in front of The Dakota in New York City.

Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 crashes near Paso Robles in California. It was caused by a disgruntled passenger who shoots his ex-boss traveling on the…

The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed in London by British and Irish representatives.

The Brooklyn Theater Fire kills over 278 people in Brooklyn, NY.

During the First Crusade, the Crusaders sack Sidon.

The Locarno Treaty is signed in London which establish post-war territorial settlements.