1620 The Mayflower pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. Kate has been there.
1936 Edward VIII abdicated the throne of England.
1944 The Great Toronto snowstorm of 20 inches remains the worst blizzard experienced in that winter city. The death count increased to about twenty.
1946 United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund was established, one of the many good things the United Nations does that gets little press.
2001 Race riots occurred in Cronulla in southern Sydney. A voter is pictured below.
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