1888 Jack Ripper's 5th and probably last victim, Mary Jane Kelly, found on her bed.
1923 Beer Hall Putsch's second day in Munich; Nazis fail to overthrow government, 16 die, Hitler flees.
1925 German NSDAP (Nazi party) forms Schutzstaffel (SS)
1979 False alarm of a Soviet ballistic missile attack by US NORAD system after technician fails to code a test properly.
1984 Vietnam Veterans Memorial ("3 Servicemen") completed.
1989 East Berlin opens its borders, the Berlin Wall is taken down.
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