Aretha Franklin became the first-ever female artist to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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The United States broke diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba.
Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tried to fly his famous Flying Machine invention for the first time.
During the Battle of Princeton, British forces were defeated in New Jersey by George Washington's revolutionary army.
The Mars Polar Lander was launched.
Workers began construction on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.
