The United States of America founded Space Command (SPACECOM), the first of its kind in the US Armed Forces.
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Over 400 people died in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.
The Great Kantō earthquake struck Japan.
German Astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding discovered the 3 Juno asteroid in the Asteroid Belt.
Super Mario Kart was released in North America on the SNES console.
Germany invaded Poland in the free city of Danzig, which started World War II.
