This day in history

China and the USSR publicly disagree about the future direction of world communism. 
 

Major-General Abdul Karim el Qasim stages a coup in the Iraq, overthrowing the monarchy and killing both the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister. 

The Nazi party abolishes all other political parties in Germany. 

In America, Congress passes the Sedition Act designed to protect the country from alien citizens of enemy powers and to stop seditious attacks from weakening the government.

During the first Crusade Christian knights from Europe capture Jerusalem after the end of a seven week siege. 

British troops begin to withdraw from the Kurdish areas of Iraq. 
 

The body of Michael Bassett is found in Cheshire, with a suicide note claiming responsibility for the murder of three French tourists.