Palermo, Sicily was liberated by US forces.
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The Mariner 1 Space Probe was forced to self-destruct minutes after launching.
Japan published the first print of the world's most popular manga-comic series, 'One Piece.'
The Staten General of the Netherlands declared that the country no longer recognized Philip II of Spain as its ruler.
American sci-fi horror movie 'Plan 9 From Outer Space' premiered.
300,000 Jews from a ghetto in Warsaw were deported and executed by Nazi rule.
