Germany first observed the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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A patent for his electric lamp invention was given to Thomas Edison.
The Outer Space Treaty was signed to prevent the use of nuclear weapons being utilized in space.
Scottish schoolmaster Dr. John Fian who had 'a pact with the devil,' was found guilty of witchcraft.
Peruvian ambassador Ricardo Rivera-Schreiber gave a warning that Japan would attack Pearl Harbor.
Apollo 1 test launch failed, and astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger B. Chaffee all died.
