The Winter Olympics opened in Lake Placid, New York.
It was officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games.
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The very first Sims game was released for PC in North America.
Adolf Hitler appointed himself as the head of the Armed Forces High Command.
Mark Zuckerberg founded the social networking website Facebook.
The Codex Sinaiticus – one of the oldest known copies of the bible – was discovered in Egypt.
Post Malone released his debut single, 'White Iverson,' to Soundcloud.
