Barack Obama became the first African American to win a United States Presidential Election.
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The first wagon train arrived in California after having left Independence, Missouri, in May 1841.
After a second siege, Joan of Arc liberated the town of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier, France.
Mozart's Symphony No.36 premiered in Linz, Austria.
The Japanese Prime Minister, Hara Takashi, was assassinated in Tokyo.
Around 1,000 Soviet tanks entered Budapest, the capital of Hungary, after bombing half the city in an attempt to take over.
