The first day of the Gregorian calendar began in France, Italy, Portugal, and various other Catholic states.
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Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black-rights political organization, Black Panther Party.
Ernest Hemingway's 'To Have and Have Not' was published in the US.
At 11 years old, Grace Bedell wrote to Abraham Lincoln, saying he should grow a beard.
Aviation pioneers, the Montgolfier brothers, made the first human ascent in a hot air balloon.
The tennis player Chris Evert won the first WTA Tour Championship in Florida.
