The Second Continental Congress met to create the US flag with stars and stripes.
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Auschwitz concentration camp started operation after 728 Polish prisoners became the first to arrive.
Isaac Fischer Jr. patented sandpaper in Springfield, Vermont, US.
Elvis Presley graduated from L. C. Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee, US.
Henry the Lion founded the city of Munich on the banks of the river Isar.
Edward Snowden was charged with spying and stealing 'government property.'