1947 Event Greek steamer "Himara" strikes a wartime mine in Saronic Gulf south of Athens with loss of 392 of 637 aboard 1945 Event Most U.S. wartime rationing of foods, including meat and butter, ends 1945 Event U.S. wartime rationing of gasoline and fuel oil ends 1944 Event Churchill and de Gaulle begin a 2-day wartime conference in Marrakesh 1943 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes 1st U.S. President to visit a foreign country during wartime 1941 Event Winston Churchill arrives in Washington for a wartime conference 1931 Birthday Jan Terlouw, Dutch MP, D-66, author, Winters in Wartime 1863 Event 1st wartime conscription law in U.S. goes into effect 1863 Event 1st U.S. wartime military conscription bill enacted
