Vladimir Lenin, the Russian revolutionary leader, made his return to Petrograd (present-day Saint Petersburg), a pivotal development that accelerated the course of the Russian Revolution.
1945
The Battle of Berlin commenced in the final stages of World War II, as Soviet troops launched a decisive offensive against Nazi forces in the German capital.
1963
Martin Luther King Jr. authored his influential “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” a powerful statement supporting nonviolent protest against racial segregation and injustice.
1995
The United States witnessed the Oklahoma City bombing, a devastating domestic terrorist attack that claimed 168 lives and became one of the deadliest incidents of its kind in American history.




