Dean G. Acheson 1893
- 1945 - During World War II, American soldiers liberated the Nazi concentration camp of Buchenwald in Germany.
- 1947 - Jackie Robinson became the first black player in major-league history. He played in an exhibition game for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- 1951 - U.S. President Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur as head of United Nations forces in Korea.
- 1970 - Apollo 13 blasted off on a mission to the moon that was disrupted when an explosion crippled the spacecraft. The astronauts did return safely.
- 1981 - In the Brixton area of London, a race riot erupted that resulted in the injury of more than 300 people.
- 1984 - China invaded Vietnam.
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