The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary was published.
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Voice of America, the US' official external radio and television service, began broadcasting.
The first scientific hand-held calculators (HP-35) hit the markets with a hefty price tag at $395.
Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi was removed from power by a military coup d'état.
Mary Queen of Scots received the death sentence from cousin Queen Elizabeth I.
House of Cards, starring Kevin Spacey, was released as a Netflix Original.