The Second Battle of Newbury was fought in the English Civil War.
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Gliese 229B became the first brown dwarf to be seen and identified by astronomers.
Actor Wes Studi received the Governor's Award Oscar for Lifetime Acting Achievement, making him the first Native American to do so.
Englishman William Penn founded Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
NASA's Saturn I rocket was tested for the first time in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1.
Inventor Fred Waller patented the aquaplane, which would become water skis.
