1813 Battle of Leipzig, largest battle in Europe prior to WWI, Napoleon's forces defeated by Prussia, Austria & Russia.
1940 Warsaw Ghetto is formed by German Governor-General Hans Frank.
1943 Jewish quarter of Rome surrounded by Nazis, they are sent to Auschwitz.
1946 10 Nazi leaders hanged as war criminals after Nuremberg trials.
1962 Cuban missile crisis begins as JFK becomes aware of missiles in Cuba.
1964 China becomes world's 5th nuclear power.
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