The first Earl of Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, was arrested for high treason in England.
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'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,' the second book in the series, was published by Bloomsbury in the UK.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by US President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Martin Luther was almost struck by lightning and became a monk.
The International Astronomical Union named Pluto's fourth and fifth moons Kerberos and Styx.
The first Walmart store opened in Rogers, Arkansas.