Adolf Hitler signed the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon during World War II.
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Richard Reid, infamously known as the 'shoe bomber,' attempted to blow up an airplane with explosives in his shoes.
Asteroid 323 Brucia became the first asteroid discovered using photography.
The Graduate American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols was released.
The Mummy film, directed by Karl Freund, was released in the US.
A samurai called Itō Hirobumi became Japan's first Prime Minister.
