The first Laurel and Hardy movie, “The Second Hundred Years,” was released in the United States.
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The Franklin National Bank closed due to fraud, the largest US bank to fail at the time.
Northern California's wine country was devastated by sweeping wildfires.
Israel formally declared war on Hamas following a surprise attack by Hamas operatives in Israeli-controlled territory.
American Army Corporal Alvin York and seven men attacked a major German gun nest on their own during World War I.
An intergovernmental panel on Climate Change reported that the planet will heat up by 2.7°F by 2040, which will wreak havoc on our world.
