Pakistan gained independence from the British Empire – a day before India’s independence.
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Venezuelan political terrorist Carlos the Jackal was captured in Sudan.
Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
The New York Eye Infirmary opened, and it was the first specialty hospital of its kind in the western hemisphere.
Mudslides and flooding in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown claimed the lives of 1,141 people and left 3,00 without homes.
A rainfall survey named 'It is raining plastic' announced that tiny plastic particles were found in 90% of rain samples in Colorado, US.
