1941 - Adm Nomura and Kurusu hands over Japanese last diplomatic note
1961 - WPLG TV channel 10 in Miami, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting
1990 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher fails to defeat Michael Heseltine's bid for leadership of the Conservative Party
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