The Beatles’ album “VI” topped the Billboard charts at number one and stayed there for six weeks.
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Louis XVI of France declared war on Great Britain during the American Revolution.
The British newspaper, News of the World, published its last-ever edition following a phone-hacking scandal.
West Virginia had its hottest day on record at a sweltering 112°F (44°C).
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for a demonstration he was involved in during December 1961.
A chemical factory in Seveso, near Milan, Italy, exploded, covering surrounding areas in dioxin.
