The Japanese Prime Minister, Hara Takashi, was assassinated in Tokyo.
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Around 1,000 Soviet tanks entered Budapest, the capital of Hungary, after bombing half the city in an attempt to take over.
Barack Obama became the first African American to win a United States Presidential Election.
A British-led team of archaeologists located the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb.
A chimpanzee was observed for the first time making and using tools.
462 non-violent inmates were released from Oklahoma prisons in the largest commutation in American history.