The High Court of Australia recognized Aboriginal land rights for the first time.
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The First American Regiment was authorized by the Continental Congress proceeding the American Revolutionary War.
The Battle of Philippi began.
A Texan doctor performed the world's first successful partial skull and scalp transplant.
NASA launched the second crewed mission of the Gemini Space Program, Gemini 4.
The Dutch Republic granted a charter for New Netherlands to the Dutch West India Company.
