The Dutch East Indies colony surrendered the island of Java to Imperial Japanese forces.
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The hashtag #5secondsofsummer trended worldwide for the first time on Twitter.
Queen Anne became Queen of England after King William III died.
The United States military banned smoking in the workplace.
The Zodiac Killer shot his first victim Mario Orosco.
The world's richest tennis player, Martina Navratilova, became the first to make $10 million.
