The US Office of Censorship was created to control info relating to World War II.
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The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, returned to Earth.
Stanley Kubrick's X-rated film 'A Clockwork Orange' premiered, which was based on the book by Anthony Burgess.
Dozens of people died after drinking bath lotion in Siberia.
The Williamsburg suspension bridge opened.
The first Negro Catholic priest, Charles Uncles, was ordained in the US.
