Adolf Hitler declared the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery.
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Arthur Ashe became the first black person to be ranked number one in tennis.
After countless failures, North Korea launched its first satellite.
Adolf Eichmann was found guilty of war crimes in Israel.
King Carloman II of West Francia was mortally wounded while out hunting.
Mexico was officially recognized as an independent nation by the US.