For the first time in history, all 50 states of America celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday.
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The Chevrolet Corvette sports car was presented for the first time at GM Motorama Auto Show in New York.
Russians defeated Ottoman forces during WWI.
Bohemia adopted the Gregorian Calendar.
Popeye the Sailor Man made his first appearance.
Auschwitz concentration camp evacuated 56,000 prisoners.
