The popular children’s book “Five on a Treasure Island” featuring the “Famous Five,” written by Enid Blyton, was published.
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Janet Parker became the last person to die of smallpox in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Two planes crashed into the World Trade Towers in New York City.
The science-fiction movie 'The Martian,' starring Matt Damon, premiered in Toronto, Canada.
NASA revealed that water vapor was discovered in the atmosphere of an Earth-size planet, the exoplanet K2-18b.
Florence Chadwick became the first female to swim across the English Channel and back.