300,000 Jews from a ghetto in Warsaw were deported and executed by Nazi rule.
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The British House of Commons passed the Slavery Abolition Act.
Palermo, Sicily was liberated by US forces.
The Staten General of the Netherlands declared that the country no longer recognized Philip II of Spain as its ruler.
Japan published the first print of the world's most popular manga-comic series, 'One Piece.'
American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer admitted to murdering 17 people.
