Austrian newspaper called “Die Presse” released Willhelm Röntgen’s discovery of X-rays.
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Singer Buddy Holly's last song was released.
President Richard Nixon passed a new law that allowed NASA to build America's first space shuttle.
King Henry VIII was forbidden to remarry in a letter sent to him by Pope Clement VII.
Construction of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco began.
Pioneering English pilot Amy Johnson went missing after bailing out of her plane over the Thames River.
