Pakistan became the first Islamic Republic in the world.
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The German legislature passed the Enabling Act of 1933, which gave Hitler complete control over Germany.
The PlayStation 3 was released in Europe, Austrailia, New Zealand, Africa, and the Middle East.
Russia's Mir Space Station was deorbited over the South Pacific Ocean.
Benito Mussolini led a fascist political rally in Milan, Italy.
Researchers in England declared that the skull in William Shakespeare's grave was probably stolen and replaced with someone else's by grave robbers.