Adolf Hitler signed the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon during World War II.
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The British ship HMS Minotaur sunk, killing 480 people.
A powerful tsunami hit Indonesia.
Pope Innocent I was elected.
Two robbers who wore police uniforms robbed an armored truck of $3 million in New Jersey.
Asteroid 323 Brucia became the first asteroid discovered using photography.
