Jimi Hendrix released “Are You Experienced,” which is considered one of the most influential debut albums ever.
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Juan María Fernández y Krohn tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II with a bayonet.
After encountering many difficulties, Nathan Stubblefield was finally granted a US patent for his new version of a wireless telephone.
Revolutionary War soldiers formed the Society of St. Tammany.
More than 69,000 people lost their lives to a magnitude 8.0 earthquake in Sichuan, China.
The US Commerce Department decided that hurricane names would no longer be only female.
