The world record for rainfall dumped 6.1 feet (1.87m) of rain on Cilaos, Island of Réunion.
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Nelly Saunders and Rose Harland fought in America's first public women's boxing match.
British bomber planes obliterated 89% of Würzburg, Germany, within just 20 minutes.
The world's first liquid-fueled rocket was launched.
Van's opened its first store at 704 East Broadway in Anaheim, California.
Democratic Senator Robert F. Kennedy started his presidential campaign.
