President Richard Nixon died of a stroke at the age of 81.
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The US Congress passed legislation that allowed the 'In God We Trust' inscription on the currency.
General Laborer Thomas Stevens started his first bicycle trip around the world.
Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Saragossa.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed his 'Swan Lake' ballet.
The German army used chlorine gas for the first time.
