A family coup in Saudi Arabia replaced King Saud with Faisal, his half-brother.
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The Great Emu War in Australia began.
The Airbus A330 had its first test flight.
The first issue of women's fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar was published.
North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th & 40th states to join the United States of America.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially made a federal US holiday.
