The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Iowa became the 29th state to join the United States of America.
The Westminster Abbey in London was consecrated.
Vladimir Putin signed a law banning the US adoption of Russian children.
LinkedIn was founded by Reid Hoffman and the founding team members from PayPal and Socialnet.com.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope began the multi-day process of unfurling its sunshield.
