Organized by the Columbian Order, the first recorded “Columbus Day” was celebrated on this day.
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The Pledge of Allegiance was first recited in American schools.
The USSR's Voskhod 1 spacecraft became the first spaceflight with multiple crew members.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army attempted to assassinate British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
The state of California became the first to ban fur products.
The six billionth living human being was born.
