William Pitt the Younger became the youngest British Prime Minister ever at age 24.
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The Williamsburg suspension bridge opened.
The three ships carrying settlers who would later found Virginia, the first of the Thirteen Colonies, departed England.
The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, returned to Earth.
Dozens of people died after drinking bath lotion in Siberia.
Stanley Kubrick's X-rated film 'A Clockwork Orange' premiered, which was based on the book by Anthony Burgess.
