1872-Japan holds the first international exhibition at Yushima Hall.
1945- Harry Truman becomes the US president.
1961- Soviet Astronaut Yuri Gagarin becomes first man to orbit the Earth.
1968- The building of the first 36-story skyscraper finished in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo.
1981- Columbia space shuttle launched.
1992- Disneyland opened near Paris, France.
Born today:
1884- German biochemist Otto Fritz Meyerhof.
Passed away:
1945- The 33rd US President Franklin Roosevelt.
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