Nazi forces moved on Britain for the first time after attacking shipping containers in the English Channel.
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Lady Jane Grey began her 9-day reign as the Queen of England, France, and Ireland.
The Scopes Monkey Trial took place in Dayton, Tennessee.
Louis XVI of France declared war on Great Britain during the American Revolution.
Erden Eruç began the world's first successful solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for a demonstration he was involved in during December 1961.