The US Congress changed the name of the Washington National Airport to the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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Astronaut Alan Shepard was the first to hit a golf ball on the Moon.
Massachusetts became the 6th state to join the United States of America.
In the United Kingdom, women over the age of 30 were granted the right to vote.
Turkey and Syria were struck by a catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed 59,259 people.
The colony of Victoria, Australia, was hit by the Black Thursday bushfires, burning 19,000 square miles.
