The first wagon train arrived in California after having left Independence, Missouri, in May 1841.
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Canadian country singer Shania Twain released her third album, 'Come On Over.'
Around 1,000 Soviet tanks entered Budapest, the capital of Hungary, after bombing half the city in an attempt to take over.
The Japanese Prime Minister, Hara Takashi, was assassinated in Tokyo.
Mozart's Symphony No.36 premiered in Linz, Austria.
Barack Obama became the first African American to win a United States Presidential Election.
