The Japanese Prime Minister, Hara Takashi, was assassinated in Tokyo.
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Barack Obama became the first African American to win a United States Presidential Election.
Around 1,000 Soviet tanks entered Budapest, the capital of Hungary, after bombing half the city in an attempt to take over.
A British-led team of archaeologists located the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb.
After a second siege, Joan of Arc liberated the town of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier, France.
The first wagon train arrived in California after having left Independence, Missouri, in May 1841.
