Yohl Ik’nal ascended to the throne of Palenque, making her the first queen regnant in Maya history.
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The Rutan Voyager became the first plane to fly around the world without stopping for fuel.
Dr. Joseph E. Murray performed the first human kidney transplant at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Vincent van Gogh cut his left ear off with a razor after an argument with fellow painter Paul Gauguin.
After eleven months of imprisonment, 83 men from the US Navy were released by North Korea.
A gas explosion occurred in Guoqiao, Kai, Chongqing, China.
