Baseball and war hero Hank Gowdy became the first player to enlist in the US Army during World War II.
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The European Union expanded the 1951 Stresa Convention.
General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France signed the Secret Treaty of Dover.
NASA's Endeavour Space Shuttle landed for its 25th and final time.
Anne Boleyn was crowned the Queen of England at Westminster Abbey.
