1929 - The
Kellogg–Briand Pact, renouncing
war as an instrument of
foreign policy, goes into effect (it was first signed in Paris on August 27, 1928 by most leading world powers).
1943 -
World War II:
Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb
Hamburg by night, those of the
Americans by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings.
1965 -
Vietnam War: Four
F-4C Phantoms escorting a bombing raid at
Kang Chi are the targets of
antiaircraft missiles in the first such attack against American planes in the war. One is shot down and the other three sustain damage.
1929 - The
Kellogg–Briand Pact, renouncing
war as an instrument of
foreign policy, goes into effect (it was first signed in Paris on August 27, 1928 by most leading world powers).
1943 -
World War II:
Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb
Hamburg by night, those of the
Americans by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings.
1965 -
Vietnam War: Four
F-4C Phantoms escorting a bombing raid at
Kang Chi are the targets of
antiaircraft missiles in the first such attack against American planes in the war. One is shot down and the other three sustain damage.