Adolf Hitler declared the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery.
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Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, premiered in New York.
Adolf Eichmann was found guilty of war crimes in Israel.
The first case of the bubonic plague was announced in Honolulu.
The Empire of China was established by statesman Yuan Shikai, who declared himself Emperor.
After countless failures, North Korea launched its first satellite.
