Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as Pope under the name Pope Benedict XVI.
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The Warsaw Uprising involved Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto resisting Nazi Germany during WWII.
American construction worker Rodney King received $3.8 million in compensation after suffering police brutality on March 3, 1991.
NetherRealm's Mortal Kombat, the first game in the franchise reboot, was released for PS3 and Xbox 360.
Captain James Cook sighted Australia for the first time.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord began, which kicked off the American Revolutionary War between 1775 & 1783.
