US Congress released a US flag that featured 20 stars and 13 red and white stripes.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
Adolf Hitler formed the Schutzstaffel, the infamous paramilitary organization known to most as the SS.
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft.
The 21st Commonwealth Games officially began on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
The Kangra earthquake in India killed over 20,000 people.
