The Crittenden Compromise, the last chance to keep North and South united, dies in the U.S. Senate.
Montenegro capitulates to Austro-Hungarian forces
The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes,” is ratified by the requisite number of states
“Moon Maniac” killer is executed
Benny Goodman brings jazz to Carnegie Hall
Actress Carole Lombard killed in plane crash
Adolf Hitler takes to his underground bunker, where he remained until he died by suicide.
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi flees Iran
In the wake of vicious fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in Azerbaijan, the Soviet government sends in 11,000 troops to quell the conflict.
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