Automatic street lights first appeared in New Milford, Connecticut, US.
This marked the end for manual street lights.
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The musical 'The Sound of Music,' starring Julie Andrews, premiered.
US President Joe Biden announced that Americans no longer needed to wear masks against COVID-19, following guidance released by the CDC.
The Bank of England printed the first one-pound and two-pound banknotes.
Two trains crashed in a snowstorm in Wellington, Washington, USA, claiming the lives of 96 people.
The US spacecraft Pioneer 10 launched.