Germany first observed the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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Peruvian ambassador Ricardo Rivera-Schreiber gave a warning that Japan would attack Pearl Harbor.
Michael Jackson's hair caught fire while filming a Pepsi commercial in front of 3,000 fans.
The theory of Wave Mechanics by physicist Erwin Schrödinger was first taught in lectures.
The UK Parliament passed the Military Service Act of 1916, introducing conscription in the UK.
Steve Jobs announced the Apple iPad, the company's most advanced piece of technology at the time.