• 1760 – A fire of
unknown cause broke out in Boston, Massachusetts, destroying 349 buildings and
left over a thousand people homeless.
• 1942 – World War
II: After being forced to flee the Philippines, US Army General Douglas
MacArthur announced in Terowie, South Australia, "I shall return."
• 1987 – The
antiretroviral drug zidovudine (AZT) became the first antiviral drug approved
for use against HIV and AIDS.
• 2006 – Cyclone
Larry made landfall in Far North Queensland, eventually causing
nearly AU$1 billion in total damage and destroying over 80 percent of
Australia's banana crop.
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