At 340 days, Astronaut Scott Kelly completed the longest single mission aboard the International Space Station.
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President John F. Kennedy founded the Peace Corps.
Nebraska became the 37th state to join the United States of America.
Spanish peseta lost its legal tender after fully adopting the Euro.
Captain America issue #1 comic was published by Timely Comics (which later became Marvel).
The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act went into law, making it the first National Park in the world.