Buckingham Palace, London, was blasted during The Blitz mass air bombings by Germany.
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George Mary Searle discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora.
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce was signed between the Kingdom of Prussia and the United States of America.
Nirvana released their lead single, 'Smells like Teen Spirit,' which is often dubbed the 'anthem for apathetic kids' of Generation X.
The CERN Large Hadron Collider was powered up for the first time.
Margaret Atwood published 'The Testaments,' a sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale,' which she released 15 years prior.
