The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Hong Kong began to slaughter the city's 1.6 million chickens to stop the spread of an influenza strain.
Andrea Bocelli made his classical debut singing at a concert at Teatro Romolo Valli in Reggio Emilia.
Muriel Siebert became the first woman to own a seat on New York Stock Exchange.
The first major rock festival held on America's east coast took place.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope began the multi-day process of unfurling its sunshield.
