William Pitt the Younger became the youngest British Prime Minister ever at age 24.
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The Williamsburg suspension bridge opened.
Stanley Kubrick's X-rated film 'A Clockwork Orange' premiered, which was based on the book by Anthony Burgess.
Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt was presumed dead after being swept out to sea by a riptide.
Dozens of people died after drinking bath lotion in Siberia.
A Christmas Carol by English author Charles Dickens was published.
