Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as Pope under the name Pope Benedict XVI.
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American construction worker Rodney King received $3.8 million in compensation after suffering police brutality on March 3, 1991.
The Warsaw Uprising involved Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto resisting Nazi Germany during WWII.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord began, which kicked off the American Revolutionary War between 1775 & 1783.
Johnny Cash released his 'Ring of Fire' single.
The Roman Catholic Church declared Joan of Arc a saint.
