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New King.
On this date, Edward VII was crowned king. -
Europe
Hitler invades Poland and World War II begins. -
Britain enters war.
On this date, Great Britain entered World War Two. -
Japan
The United States drpped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. World War Two ends after Japan surrenders. -
9/11 Events
Hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon, and a field in rural Pennsylvania.