The Battle of Lexington and Concord began, which kicked off the American Revolutionary War between 1775 & 1783.
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The Warsaw Uprising involved Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto resisting Nazi Germany during WWII.
The town of Chartres in France surrendered to King Henry IV.
Prolific killer Charles Manson was sentenced to death by gas chamber.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as Pope under the name Pope Benedict XVI.
Johnny Cash released his 'Ring of Fire' single.
