Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
He was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, by James Earl Ray.
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Moscow was mentioned for the very first time in historical records when two princes met there for a great banquet.
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft.
Adolf Hitler formed the Schutzstaffel, the infamous paramilitary organization known to most as the SS.
Jack Ma founded Alibaba Group Holding Limited.
The Kangra earthquake in India killed over 20,000 people.
