TODAY IN HISTORY 1337 Edward the Black Prince became the first ever Duke, when he was made Duke of Cornwall 1649 Cromwell abolished the monarchy and declared England a Commonwealth 1899 The first ever radio distress signal was sent, from a ship off the Kent coast 1945 American forces defeated the Japanese at the battle of Iwo Jima 1958 The shape of the Earth was measured for the first time by satellite 1978 The oil-tanker Amoco Cadiz ran aground on the Brittany coast, & around 220,000 tons of oil was discharged into the sea 1983 The third letter bomb addressed to the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in three days, was defused 1983 A copy of Lord Nelsons orders to the fleet before the battle of Trafalgar was sold for 6,000 pounds 1988 The chess Euwe memorial tournament in Amsterdam was won by Nigel Short after a draw with Anatoly Karpov 1991 A three-day trial census is held in designated areas of the country.
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