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★01 Oct 1861
Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, a book on housekeeping and cooking which remains in print today, was first published in London.

★23 Jun 1865
Stand Watie became the last Confederate general to surrender in the American Civil War.

★24 Mar 1869
The last of Māori leader Tītokowaru's forces surrendered to the New Zealand government, ending his uprising.

★10 Dec 1909
Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf became the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

★23 Jun 1926
The College Board administered the first SAT, a major standardized test for university and college admissions in the United States.

★28 Sep 1928
Scottish biologist and pharmacologist Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin when he noticed a bacteria-killing mould growing in his laboratory.

★12 Dec 1939
The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duchess collided with HMS Barham, the battleship she was escorting, and sank with heavy loss of life.

★29 Dec 1940
The Blitz: The Luftwaffe conducted a major night bombing raid on the British capital, beginning what was later called the "Second Great Fire of London".

★20 Sep 1943
World War II: Australian troops defeated Imperial Japanese forces at the Battle of Kaiapit in New Guinea.

★09 Mar 1944
World War II: As part of the Battle of Narva, the Soviet Air Forces heavily bombed Tallinn, Estonia, killing up to 800 people, mostly civilians.

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