Ion Antonescu, Romania’s dictatorial World War II leader, was executed by firing squad.
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General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Baseball and war hero Hank Gowdy became the first player to enlist in the US Army during World War II.
Kentucky became the 15th state to join the United States of America.
Napoleon I undertook a ceremony to make his authority officially recognized.
Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France signed the Secret Treaty of Dover.
