The largest US underground bomb was detonated on Amchitka Island, a remote Alaskan island.
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New Delhi air pollution was declared a public emergency, causing the city to close many schools and construction sites.
The UN published a report revealing more than 200 mass graves found in ISIS-controlled regions of Iraq.
Father John Carrol became the first Catholic Bishop in the United States.
The Richard Fairbanks Tavern and Post Office in Massachusetts became the first American colonial post office.
NASA's Lunar Orbiter 2 launched atop an Atlas Agena rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
