Texaco was formed.
Originally named “The Texas Company,” it started from the Fee Oil Well No. 3 in Sour Lake, Texas.
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The Soviet K-278 Komsomolets nuclear submarine caught fire and sank off the coast of Norway.
US forces circled the city of Baghdad, which led to the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime two days later.
Englishman John Walker invented modern-day wooden matches that create a flame through friction.
The United Nations formed the World Health Organization (WHO).
Car engineer Henry Ford died at the age of 83.
