Louis XVI of France declared war on Great Britain during the American Revolution.
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The Beatles' album 'VI' topped the Billboard charts at number one and stayed there for six weeks.
Erden Eruç began the world's first successful solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
The British newspaper, News of the World, published its last-ever edition following a phone-hacking scandal.
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for a demonstration he was involved in during December 1961.
Wyoming became the 44th state to join the United States of America.
