The Battle of Dong Xoai begins during the Vietnam War

The Ghost Train Fire at Luna Park Sydney kills 7 people.

George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.

The Siege of Jerusalem begins as part of the first the First Crusade

A near-Earth asteroid estimated at 10 meters diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya.

United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe. This becomes known as the Marshal Plan.

A natural gas explosion near Ufa, Russia, kills 575 as two trains passing each other throw sparks near a leaky pipeline.

The Battle of Dunkirk is over with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat.

The Portland Rum Riot take place in Portland, Maine.

Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of the royal family including his father and mother, King Birendra of Nepal and Queen…