1943 - During World War II in Europe, the Royal Air Force conducted Operation Gomorrah, raiding Hamburg. The air plans tossed bales of aluminum foil strips overboard to cause German radar screens to see a blizzard of false echoes. As a result, only twelve of 791 Allied bombers involved were shot down.
July 24, 1945 - At the conclusion of the Potsdam Conference in Germany, Winston Churchill, Harry Truman and China's representatives issued a demand for unconditional Japanese surrender. The Japanese rejected the Potsdam Declaration on July 26.
Birthdays
"The Liberator" Simon Bolivar (1783-1830) was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He is known as the George Washington of South America for his efforts to liberate six nations: Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia from the rule of Spain.
French playwright and novelist Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870). His works included The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.
American pilot Amelia Earhart (1898-1937). She became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
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Birthday
1897 Amelia Earhart, Pilot http://www.biography.com/people/amelia-earhart-9283280
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