
1927
Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight
1942
Thousands of Jews die in Nazi gas chambers; IG Farben sets up factory
1932
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to make solo, nonstop transatlantic flight
1911
French troops occupy Fez, sparking second Moroccan Crisis
1542
Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto dies in American wilderness
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