FedEx officially began its operations and flew 186 packages to 25 cities on the US’s East Coast.
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Using gene therapy, eight babies suffering from ''bubble boy disease" were cured in Memphis, Tennessee.
American boarding house owner Mary Surratt was arrested for taking part in President Lincoln's assassination.
Dua Lipa made the cover of the TIME100 list of the world’s most influential people.
Game of Thrones premiered on HBO.
1,400 Cuban exiles failed to overthrow Fidel Castro after landing in the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba.
