Construction of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco began.
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The Great Frost of Europe killed thousands of people.
President Richard Nixon passed a new law that allowed NASA to build America's first space shuttle.
Pioneering English pilot Amy Johnson went missing after bailing out of her plane over the Thames River.
Louis XV of France survived an attempt on his life from Robert-François Damiens, a lowly domestic servant.
Baseball champion Reggie Jackson was elected to the Hall of Fame.
