Ion Antonescu, Romania’s dictatorial World War II leader, was executed by firing squad.
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Baseball and war hero Hank Gowdy became the first player to enlist in the US Army during World War II.
The Philadelphia Zoo opened. At the time, it was the only zoo in the 'New World.'
Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France signed the Secret Treaty of Dover.
Kentucky became the 15th state to join the United States of America.
The Heimlich Maneuver was published in an article for the first time.
