On this day in 1928, Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premiered in his first cartoon, Plane Crazy.
On this day in 1940, during World War II, after fierce fighting, Dutch troops surrendered to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation.
On this day in 1948, following the demise of Mandatory Palestine, the Kingdom of Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia invaded Israel thus starting the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
And on this day in 1972, Okinawa, under US military governance since its conquest in 1945, reverted to Japanese control.