The Royal Canadian Air Force was formed out of the Canadian Air Force.
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Great Britain claimed The Straits Settlements as crown colonies: Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
Shenzhen became the first Chinese city to ban eating cats and dogs.
The first edition of The Standard was published in London.
The US Air Force accidentally bombed the Swiss city of Schaffhausen.
The TIROS satellite transmitted the first-ever TV picture from space.
