1813 Battle of Leipzig, largest battle in Europe prior to WWI, Napoleon's forces defeated by Prussia, Austria and 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 are hanged as war criminals after Nuremberg war trials, including Wilhelm Keitel, Joachim von Ribbentrop and Alfred Jodl.
1962 Cuban missile crisis begins as JFK is shown photos confirming the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
1964 China becomes world's 5th nuclear power.
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