Around 1,000 Soviet tanks entered Budapest, the capital of Hungary, after bombing half the city in an attempt to take over.
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After a second siege, Joan of Arc liberated the town of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier, France.
A chimpanzee was observed for the first time making and using tools.
The first wagon train arrived in California after having left Independence, Missouri, in May 1841.
The Japanese Prime Minister, Hara Takashi, was assassinated in Tokyo.
A plane crash in South Sudan at Juba International Airport killed 31 people.