The Reichstag, Germany’s parliament building, was set on fire by a Dutch communist.
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Pokémon was released on the Game Boy for the first time, in the video games Pocket Monsters Red & Green.
In Sweden, a job interview invitation was accidentally mailed to 61,000 people and caused chaos in their offices.
Beethoven Symphony No. 8 premiered in Vienna, Austria.
Scientists observed the biggest explosion in the universe, 390 million light-years away.
The world's smallest baby was finally released from the hospital months after being born.
