Construction of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco began.
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President Richard Nixon passed a new law that allowed NASA to build America's first space shuttle.
Baseball champion Reggie Jackson was elected to the Hall of Fame.
Austrian newspaper called 'Die Presse' released Willhelm Röntgen's discovery of X-rays.
Louis XV of France survived an attempt on his life from Robert-François Damiens, a lowly domestic servant.
The Ford Motor Company announced that it would begin an eight-hour workday as well as provide a living wage for workers who would receive $5 a day.
