King Harold of England became the successor to the crown after King Edward died.
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New Mexico became the 47th state to join the United States of America.
A first-of-its-kind boxing match took place to settle a feud between a butler and a butcher.
The Pyrenean ibex went extinct after the last surviving member of the species was killed by a falling branch.
The Sex Pistols punk rock band was fired by EMI for their bad behavior in public.
An energy crisis in the USA prompted President Nixon to initiate daylight saving time four months early.
