Auschwitz concentration camp started operation after 728 Polish prisoners became the first to arrive.
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Action thriller 'The Bourne Identity' movie starring Matt Damon was released.
The Disneyland Monorail System opened to the public in Anaheim, California.
The Second Continental Congress met to create the US flag with stars and stripes.
Isaac Fischer Jr. patented sandpaper in Springfield, Vermont, US.
Henry the Lion founded the city of Munich on the banks of the river Isar.
