Adolf Hitler offered peace to Great Britain if they would surrender and allow Germany to dominate the country.
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Marvel's superhero movie 'Captain America: The First Avenger' hit the theaters.
NASA's Apollo 11 orbited the moon.
The Great Fire of Rome started when the merchant shops around the Circus Maximus caught fire.
Selena Gomez's debut studio album 'Stars Dance' was released.
In Rosetta, Egypt, French troops discovered a black stone carved with two ancient Egyptian texts and one Ancient Greek text.
