America published the country’s first American Dictionary of English Language.
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Sputnik 2 soviet spacecraft burned up, returning through Earth's atmosphere.
J.C. Penney's opened their first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
US President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021.
Demonstrations broke out in Tbilisi, Georgia, after attempts by the USSR to repress the Georgian language.
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
