The first class of students graduated from the United States Naval Academy.
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The US signed the Equal Pay Act to reduce the difference in pay between sexes.
NASA's Explorer 49 was launched into Earth's orbit to research long-range radio waves within the Milky Way.
Innocent Bridget Bishop was the first person to be trialed and hung for witchcraft in Massachusetts, US.
The last episode of David Lynch's original Twin Peaks aired.
The Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire led by Lawrence of Arabia was initiated in Mecca.
