British bomber planes obliterated 89% of Würzburg, Germany, within just 20 minutes.
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Mississippi formally ratified the Thirteenth Amendment and became the last state to approve the abolition of slavery.
Van's opened its first store at 704 East Broadway in Anaheim, California.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced the single-largest point drop in history.
The world's first liquid-fueled rocket was launched.
Nelly Saunders and Rose Harland fought in America's first public women's boxing match.
