Palermo, Sicily was liberated by US forces.
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The Mariner 1 Space Probe was forced to self-destruct minutes after launching.
Emperor Gia Long unified Vietnam by conquering Hanoi.
33-year-old Katharine Lee Bates wrote the famous song 'America the Beautiful.'
American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer admitted to murdering 17 people.
Japan published the first print of the world's most popular manga-comic series, 'One Piece.'