Marvel’s superhero movie “Captain America: The First Avenger” hit the theaters.
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US President Ronald Reagan was made aware that the USSR was stealing US technology and research.
Adolf Hitler offered peace to Great Britain if they would surrender and allow Germany to dominate the country.
Five women were hanged for witchcraft as part of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.
The Great Fire of Rome started when the merchant shops around the Circus Maximus caught fire.
George IV succeeded his father, George III, as King of the United Kingdom.