Beethoven composed his famous short piano piece, “Für Elise.”
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Babe Ruth Day was commemorated for the first time to celebrate one of baseball's greatest players of all time.
Heinrich Himmler ordered the construction of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp.
King Edward I of England fought the Scots to punish King John Balliol for not being an ally against France with England.
John Hinckley Jr., President Reagan's failed assassin, pleaded 'not guilty' due to not being mentally sound at trial.
Britain implemented a Tea Act against its American colonies.
