The US Department of Foreign Affairs, the fledgling nation’s first federal agency, was established.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed while performing a public prayer at the city hall in Albany, Georgia, US.
The Battle of Bouvines began.
Billboard magazine started ranking sales of recorded songs.
Oliver Cromwell's forces from Cambridgeshire and forces from Nottingham met near Gainsborough, ready to battle the following day in the Battle of Gainsborough.
Queen Elizabeth II of England declared the 30th Olympics opened in London, UK.
