1874 - First cartoon depicting an elephant as the Republican Party symbol is published by Thomas Nast
1921 - Ed Wynn's musical revue "The Perfect Fool" premieres in NYC
1941 - British air attacks on Berlin, Mannheim and Ruhrgebied
1954 - US spy plane shot down North of Japan
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