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.
The Soviet Union's Luna 5 uncrewed spacecraft crash-landed on the Moon.
The first university in the New World, the National University of San Marcos, was founded in Lima, Peru.
Revolutionary War soldiers formed the Society of St. Tammany.
The United States and Canada formed NORAD – the North American Air Defense Command.