A 7.8 earthquake hit Flores Island in Indonesia, which caused an 82-foot tsunami, killing about 2,500 people.
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Mexico was officially recognized as an independent nation by the US.
Adolf Eichmann was found guilty of war crimes in Israel.
The first case of the bubonic plague was announced in Honolulu.
The deepest point of land was identified.
After countless failures, North Korea launched its first satellite.
