The Nazi Party killed around 1,000 people, which became known as the “Night of Long Knives.”
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Charles Blondin became the first person to cross Niagara Falls by walking across a tightrope.
NASA launched Intelsat VA F-11 into orbit.
The US government passed the Indian Trade and Intercourse Act.
The United States Congress passed the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
An unidentified object thought to be a meteoroid or comet smashed into a remote forest in Siberia and destroyed 21,528 square feet of land.