The first taxicab service started operating in Tokyo, Japan.
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Volkswagen launched the Flying Tiger, its first working prototype flying car.
The world's first lab-grown bovine stem cell burger was consumed in London.
The Soviet spacecraft Mars 6 was launched.
Flagellation, also known as flogging, whipping, or lashing, was banned by the US Army.
The Battle of Tettenhall occurred, where the final major Viking army battled against England and was defeated by a landslide.