The US Office of Censorship was created to control info relating to World War II.
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The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, returned to Earth.
The first Negro Catholic priest, Charles Uncles, was ordained in the US.
The three ships carrying settlers who would later found Virginia, the first of the Thirteen Colonies, departed England.
Stanley Kubrick's X-rated film 'A Clockwork Orange' premiered, which was based on the book by Anthony Burgess.
The Williamsburg suspension bridge opened.
