Around 1,000 Soviet tanks entered Budapest, the capital of Hungary, after bombing half the city in an attempt to take over.
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The Japanese Prime Minister, Hara Takashi, was assassinated in Tokyo.
The first wagon train arrived in California after having left Independence, Missouri, in May 1841.
Mozart's Symphony No.36 premiered in Linz, Austria.
Canadian country singer Shania Twain released her third album, 'Come On Over.'
J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter Movie, 'The Philosopher's Stone,' premiered in Leicester Square, London, UK.