Over 400 people died in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.
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The zombie horror movie 'Dawn of the Dead' premiered in Turin, Italy.
The world population on Earth passed 3 billion.
Google adopted a new logo design.
The United States of America founded Space Command (SPACECOM), the first of its kind in the US Armed Forces.
Germany invaded Poland in the free city of Danzig, which started World War II.
