- 1386 Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England (the oldest diplomatic alliance in the world which is still in force)
- 1941 British intelligence at Bletchley Park breaks German spy codes after capturing Enigma machines aboard the weather ship Muenchen
- 1945 World War II: The Soviet Union marks Victory Day
- 1960 US becomes the first country to legalize the birth control pill
- 1962 The Beatles sign their 1st contract with EMI Parlophone
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