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1921May, 19

Leslie Broderick

Leslie Broderick, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 2013)
Leslie Charles James Broderick (19 May 1921 – 8 April 2013) was a British World War II Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster bomber pilot and teacher who was a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft III and one of the last three survivors of the "Great Escape".

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    Helsinki

    Kingdom of Romania establishes its legation in Helsinki.
  • 20Mar

    Versailles Treaty

    The Upper Silesia plebiscite was a plebiscite mandated by the Versailles Treaty to determine a section of the border between Weimar Germany and Poland.
  • 11Jul

    William Howard Taft

    Former President of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person ever to hold both offices.
  • 29Oct

    Sacco and Vanzetti

    United States: Second trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • 11Nov

    Arlington National Cemetery

    The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.