Edmond Halley was given the senior post as the second Astronomer Royal at Greenwich Observatory.
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Amy Winehouse scored five awards at the 50th Grammy Awards.
The first US fire extinguisher patent was granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia.
Two Australian warships, the HMAS Melbourne and the HMAS Voyager, collided off the New South Wales coast.
President Eisenhower stepped in to warn the US not to intervene in Vietnam.
Hitler gave his first speech as Chancellor explaining why Nazi power should rule.
