1. 1899 - The Spanish-American War ends
2. 1911 - Ronald Reagan is born
3. 1935 - The popular board game Monopoly goes on sale for the first time
4. 1943 - Frank Sinatra makes his singing debut on the popular radio show Your Hit Parade
5. 1945 - Bob Marley is born
6. 1952 - His Majesty King George VI dies peacefully in his sleep at Sandringham House, aged 56
7. 1958 - Seven Manchester United footballers are among 21 dead after an air crash in Munich
8. 1983 - War criminal and former Gestapo commandant Klaus Barbie arrives in France to stand trial for crimes allegedly committed 37 years previously
9. 1971 - lan Shepard becomes the first man to hit a golf ball on the Moon
10. 2005 - British Prime Minister Tony Blair marks 2,838 days in his post at Number 10, making him the longest serving Labour PM ever
11. 2012 - Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her diamond jubilee - 60 years on the throne
Source: BBC, Wikipedia, historyorb.com, infoplease.com, history.co.uk, brainyhistory.com, on-this-day.com
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