The day after being appointed, Adolf Hitler called for new elections to ensure he would win majority votes.
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Doug Williams became the first African-American quarterback to play in the Super Bowl.
The first American satellite, Explorer 1, was launched into space.
The first-ever daytime soap opera, These Are My Children, aired on NBC.
NASA's Apollo 14 spacecraft was launched and headed for the moon.
San Francisco's skies went dark after millions of birds flew across the city's western side.
