Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black US Supreme Court Justice.
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The classic children's book 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' by Beatrix Potter was published in London, England.
EA Games' FIFA 10, the highest-rated FIFA game made, was released in Europe.
Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in Paris, France.
Adolf Hitler's German military attacked Moscow.
A team of scientists invented the sports drink Gatorade in a University of Florida lab.