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1920-The United States resumes the deportation of communists and suspected communists
1933-President Franklin D. Roosevelt states, "The definite policy of the United States, from now on, is one opposed to armed intervention."
1936-Benito Mussolini sends planes to Spain to support Francisco Franco's forces
1938-France orders the doubling of forces in Somaliland; two warships are sent
1943 All Kalmyk inhabitants of the Republic of Kalmukkie deported by the Soviet Union to Central Asia and Siberia. Many die en route.
1946-The French declare martial law in Vietnam as a full-scale war appears inevitable
1948-Premier Nokrashy Pasha of Egypt is assassinated by a member of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood because of his failure to achieve victory in the war against Israel
1950-Chinese troops cross 38th Parallel into South Korea
1951-The United States pays $120,000 to free four fliers convicted of espionage in Hungary
1965-The United States bars oil sales to Rhodesia
1968-Israel attacks an airport in Beirut, destroying 13 planes
1971-The U.S. Justice Department sues Mississippi officials for ignoring the voting ballots of blacks in that state
1985-Warring Lebanese Muslim and Christian leaders sign peace agreement