Palermo, Sicily was liberated by US forces.
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American sci-fi horror movie 'Plan 9 From Outer Space' premiered.
A deadly 106°F heatwave in Japan killed at least 65 people, and more than 22,000 were hospitalized.
300,000 Jews from a ghetto in Warsaw were deported and executed by Nazi rule.
The British House of Commons passed the Slavery Abolition Act.
Japan published the first print of the world's most popular manga-comic series, 'One Piece.'
