Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda became the last Japanese soldier to surrender, 29 years after WWII ended.
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The US record industry reported that for the first time since 1987, sales of vinyl records exceeded CD sales.
Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus recorded his first observation after witnessing a moon eclipse with a distant star.
Naples, Italy, banned kissing in public.
The American Motors Corporation, best known for creating the Jeep, was bought out by Chrysler.
The United States Air Force firebombed Tokyo, Japan, killing over 100,000 civilians.
