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1939 — An earthquake kills 30,000 in Chile. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Chill%C3%A1n_earthquake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ3NSfjqA9U
1862 — Bucharest is proclaimed capital of Romania. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucharest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REtsbKY0vk8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh7Dw1wkEUs
1972 — Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a jungle on the island of Guam. He did not know World War II had ended. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Yokoi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z6Lb-tqoP4
1935 — The first canned beer goes on sale "Krueger Cream Ale," sold by Krueger Brewing Co. in Virginia. http://www.wired.com/2011/01/0124first-us-canned-beer/ http://www.greenmon.com/first_beer_cans.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPqO5_b9jio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slleEu4m1uE