The Iraqi Army was formed.
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The Sex Pistols punk rock band was fired by EMI for their bad behavior in public.
King Henry VIII married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, after his previous wife died during childbirth.
New Mexico became the 47th state to join the United States of America.
Pan American Airlines completed its first round the world commercial trip.
An energy crisis in the USA prompted President Nixon to initiate daylight saving time four months early.
