An earthquake destroyed the city of San Salvador.
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The last major battle of WWII took place.
A total of 662 Charlie Chaplin lookalikes gathered at the Chaplin Museum in Vevey, Switzerland.
Kendrick Lamar became the first rapper to win Pulitzer Prize.
The Apollo 16 mission launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
The Argentinian city of Salta was founded as an outpost between Buenos Aires, Peru, and Lima.