The United States became the first country to legalize a birth control pill.
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An attempt was made to steal the Crown Jewels.
A stampede killed 129 people in Ghana.
Five bank robbers armed themselves and attempted a heist in Norco, California.
The Huffington Post was launched, founded by Arianna Huffington, Andrew Breitbart, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti.
Christopher Columbus embarked on his fourth and final journey into the New World.
