Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated.
Gandhi was taking part in afternoon prayers when Nathuram Godse shot him point-blank.
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The US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, closed due to increasing security concerns.
Captain James Cook reached a record 1,130 miles from the South Pole.
Patsy Cline released her single 'I Fall to Pieces.'
A three-day-long ''dense smog" rolled through London.
Justin Bieber reached one million followers on Twitter.
