Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for a demonstration he was involved in during December 1961.
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Aviator Howard Hughes started his around-the-world flight.
The Battle of Dyrrhachium occurred.
The Beatles' album 'VI' topped the Billboard charts at number one and stayed there for six weeks.
The Scopes Monkey Trial took place in Dayton, Tennessee.
Louis XVI of France declared war on Great Britain during the American Revolution.
