Haitian coup d’état started, and President Henri Namphy overthrew President Leslie Manigat.
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After years of discussions, the US adopted the Great Seal national symbol, which features the iconic bald eagle.
Caroline Willard Baldwin became the first woman in the USA to earn a PhD.
The movie 'Jaws' by Steven Spielberg hit theaters.
The University of Oxford, England, received its first charter from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Pope John Paul II was sent to hospital for 55 days after contracting an infection.
