Glenn Miller’s “In the Mood” hit number one on this day and stayed there for 12 weeks.
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The first US fire extinguisher patent was granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia.
Edmond Halley was given the senior post as the second Astronomer Royal at Greenwich Observatory.
Two Australian warships, the HMAS Melbourne and the HMAS Voyager, collided off the New South Wales coast.
Hitler gave his first speech as Chancellor explaining why Nazi power should rule.
The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
