Iran launched a drone and missile strike on Israel following an Israeli attack on its Damascus embassy.
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John Dryden was appointed as England's first Poet Laureate by King Charles II.
The director of the CIA launched Project MKUltra, the US' top secret mind control program.
The world record for the longest table tennis doubles marathon was broken with a time of 101 hours.
The Ottoman forces took over Cairo, Egypt.
The world's first satellite navigation system, Transit 1-B, was successfully launched from the US.
