The first weather satellite (ESSA-1) was launched into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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New Zealand suffered its most fatal natural disaster in history during the Hawke's Bay Earthquake.
P.T. Barnum purchased the world-famous circus elephant Jumbo.
The temperature plunged to -81.4°F in Snag, Yukon, Canada, making it the coldest recorded temperature in North America.
Mother Teresa and The Pope met in Calcutta, where they both fed the sick.
The UK hit a milestone after giving 10 million people a COVID-19 vaccination.
