The First English order of knighthood was instituted.
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Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria enacted The German Beer Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot), strictly regulating beer making.
The first video was uploaded to YouTube.
Bishop Reuben H. Mueller founded the United Methodist Church.
Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for killing Robert F. Kennedy.
The Soviet Union launched the first crewed Soyuz mission, Soyuz 1.
