The 2018 partial shutdown of the US federal government began.
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Adolf Hitler signed the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon during World War II.
Doctors Without Borders was founded in Paris by French doctors and journalists.
The 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' policy was repealed.
Two robbers who wore police uniforms robbed an armored truck of $3 million in New Jersey.
Asteroid 323 Brucia became the first asteroid discovered using photography.