The distress signal “CQD” was established.
Two years later, it was replaced by “SOS.”
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French forces attacked Calais and took it back from English rule.
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Akihito succeeded his father to become the 125th Emperor of Japan.
The first telephone call was made across the Atlantic – from London to New York.
