The “I Robot” collection of sci-fi short stories by Isaac Asimov was published by Genome Press in the US.
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The first artificial heart was successfully implanted.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency was formed in the US under Director William Ruckelshaus.
Charles Dickens gave his first public reading.
The world's first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction happened in Chicago Pile-1 at the University of Chicago. It was overseen by Enrico Fermi.
The United Kingdom became the first country to legalize the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine.