West Virginia had its hottest day on record at a sweltering 112°F (44°C).
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Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for a demonstration he was involved in during December 1961.
Nazi forces moved on Britain for the first time after attacking shipping containers in the English Channel.
Louis XVI of France declared war on Great Britain during the American Revolution.
The British newspaper, News of the World, published its last-ever edition following a phone-hacking scandal.
The Battle of Dyrrhachium occurred.