Pilgrims on the Mayflower spot land, Jack the Ripper kills for the last time, the PGA integrates, Rolling Stone magazine debuts, and the Berlin Wall begins to fall, all on this day.
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American Red Cross
1944: The Red Cross wins the Nobel Peace Prize for its work during World War II. The organization had also won the prize in 1917 for its work in World War I and would earn it again in 1963 during the year of its centenary.