1945
During World War II, Soviet troops freed Warsaw, Poland, from Nazi control.
1961
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his notable Farewell Address, cautioning against the growing influence of the “military-industrial complex.”
1995
The Great Hanshin (Kobe) Earthquake devastated Japan, claiming over 6,000 lives and causing widespread destruction.
2002
Mount Nyiragongo erupted in the Democratic Republic of Congo, displacing hundreds of thousands of residents in the city of Goma.
