Argentinian Communist and Guerilla leader Che Guevara was captured by the Bolivian military.
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The Franklin National Bank closed due to fraud, the largest US bank to fail at the time.
Inventor Percy L. Spencer patented the Microwave Oven.
American Army Corporal Alvin York and seven men attacked a major German gun nest on their own during World War I.
John Lennon's most iconic hit, 'Imagine,' was released in the UK.
Wisconsin was struck by the deadliest wildfire in US history.
