1926<\/strong> – The airship\u00a0Norge<\/i>\u00a0became the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.<\/p>\n 1926<\/strong> – In Britain, a general strike by trade unions ended. The strike began on May 3, 1926.<\/p>\n 1937<\/strong> – Britain’s King George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey.<\/p>\n 1940<\/strong> – The Nazi conquest of France began with the German army crossing Meuse River.<\/p>\n 1942<\/strong> – The Soviet Army launched its first major offensive of World War II and took Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine from the German army.<\/p>\n 1943<\/strong> – The Axis forces in North Africa surrendered during World War II.<\/p>\n 1949<\/strong> – The Soviet Union announced an end to the Berlin Blockade.<\/p>\n 1950<\/strong> – The American Bowling Congress abolished its white males-only membership restriction after 34 years.<\/p>\n 1957<\/strong> – A.J. 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