Maynard Jackson was elected as the first black Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.
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Empress Wu Zetian proclaimed herself ruler of the Chinese Empire.
The 85-year-old athlete Ed Whitlock broke a world record after completing a sub-4-hour marathon.
A stampede of 47,000 football fans killed 84 people and injured 180 more in Guatemala City.
The Cuban Missile Crisis began.
The English writer Charlotte Bronte's novel 'Jane Eyre' was published by Smith, Elder & Co.
