The colony of Victoria, Australia, was hit by the Black Thursday bushfires, burning 19,000 square miles.
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Astronaut Alan Shepard was the first to hit a golf ball on the Moon.
In the United Kingdom, women over the age of 30 were granted the right to vote.
Queen Elizabeth II took to the throne after the death of King George VI.
King Charles III of the United Kingdom was diagnosed with cancer.
The US Congress changed the name of the Washington National Airport to the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
