The American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan posthumously won a Nobel prize in literature.
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All 33 miners trapped after a mining accident in Chile were rescued after being stuck underground for 69 days.
The Safety Hood, which would later become the gas mask, was patented by Garrett Morgan.
The US government began its trade embargo against Cuba.
A painting called 'Abstraktes' by Gerhard Richter sold for a record $34 million.
The citizens of Texas accepted the new constitution and approved the annexation ordinance.
