After 67 years of colonial rule, the Republic of Guinea gained independence from France.
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Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black US Supreme Court Justice.
A team of scientists invented the sports drink Gatorade in a University of Florida lab.
American spy thriller TV series 'Homeland' first aired on Showtime.
After a 5-year voyage around the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, Charles Darwin returned to England.
The classic children's book 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' by Beatrix Potter was published in London, England.
