The first newspaper from a vending machine was bought in Columbia, Pennsylvania.
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Baseball player Roberto Clemente was elected to the Hall of Fame.
Tiger King was released on Netflix.
Ground troops from the USA, UK, Australia, and Poland invaded Iraq.
Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars came into alignment. Medieval scholars believed this phenomenon brought forth the Black Death.
Researchers discovered molecules on people's skin that are early warning signs of Parkinson's disease, aided by a woman's nose.
