1909 Indianapolis Speedway home of the famous Indianapolis 500 opened 1942 World War II over 4000 Canadian and British soldiers were killed, wounded or captured in Dieppe France

1737 the first public admittance to the Salon de Paris art exhibit at the Louvre in Paris 1926 the weather map was televised for the first time ever

1945 Korea is divided into North and South Korea along the 38th parallel 1945 Sukarno and Mohammed declare the Dutch East Indies or today Indonesia independence from the Nettherlands

1896 Gold was first discovered in Klondike at Bonanza Creek in the Yukon Alaska by George Carmack 1956 Bela Lagosi of the movies ” Dracula ” died

1939 The Wizard of Oz premiered at the Graumans Chinese Theatre in Hollywood California USA 1947 India gained independence for Great Britain but remained its dominion until 1950

1281 Kubiai Khans second Mongol invasion of Japan his fleet of 3500 vessels disappears in a typhoon near Japan 1945 Japan surrenders on what is called V-J Day to end World War II