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American colonists, protesting British taxation without representation, boarded three ships in Boston Harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea into the water. This act of defiance escalated tensions that led to the American Revolutionary War.
Guglielmo Marconi successfully transmitted the first transatlantic radio signal, the letter 'S' in Morse code, from Cornwall, England, to St. John's, Newfoundland. This proved that radio waves could travel beyond the horizon, revolutionizing global communication.
Germany launched its last major offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II, catching Allied forces by surprise in the densely forested Ardennes region. The battle resulted in heavy casualties but ultimately failed to turn the tide of the war.
AntonΓn DvoΕΓ‘k's Symphony No. 9, 'From the New World,' premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The symphony, inspired by American folk music and spirituals, became one of the most popular and enduring works in the classical repertoire.
A United Airlines DC-8 and a TWA Lockheed Constellation collided in mid-air over Staten Island, New York, and crashed, killing all 128 people on both planes and six on the ground. It was the deadliest aviation disaster in the world at the time.