Congress changed the official name from United Colonies to the United States of America.
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With a record time of 2:52:29, Armas Toivonen was the first European to win gold for a marathon at the European Athletics Championships.
Grace Hopper fell victim to the first-ever computer bug after removing a moth from her Harvard Mark II computer.
The Handsworth riots began in Birmingham, England, after a man was arrested near Acapulco Café, Lozells.
Tajikistan declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
The New England Confederation declared war on the Wampanoag Indians.
