President Lyndon B signed the National Traffic and Motor Safety Act, which set new standards for vehicles and drivers.
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NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle launched from Florida on its 19th mission, STS-64.
The Handsworth riots began in Birmingham, England, after a man was arrested near Acapulco Café, Lozells.
Congress changed the official name from United Colonies to the United States of America.
Tajikistan declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
Grace Hopper fell victim to the first-ever computer bug after removing a moth from her Harvard Mark II computer.