Heinrich Himmler ordered the construction of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp.
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Beethoven composed his famous short piano piece, 'Für Elise.'
The Airbus A380 passenger airliner successfully underwent its maiden flight.
The Australian Labor Party led the world's first Labor Government.
King Edward I of England fought the Scots to punish King John Balliol for not being an ally against France with England.
NASA launched the Explorer 11 satellite atop a Juno II rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
