A galaxy named “Dwingeloo 1” was discovered to be just 10 million light-years from our own.
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Three missing members of the Congress of Racial Equality were found partially buried near a dam in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
French monk Dom Pierre PĂ©rignon accidentally made champagne.
Two passenger trains derailed in Madhya Pradesh, India.
The first printed edition of the Zohar (Jewish kabbalah) was published.
NASA launched the Phoenix spaceship from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, US.