Israel gave control of the city of Bethlehem to Palestine.
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The first manned Moon voyage, the Apollo 8, launched with Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders.
Elton John and his partner David Furnish registered their civil partnership at Windsor Town Hall on the first day civil partnerships could legally be performed in England.
Psy's music video for 'Gangnam Style' surpassed one billion views on YouTube, becoming the first video to do so in the website's history.
President Coolidge signed a bill authorizing The Boulder Canyon Project Act, which allowed for the construction of what is known today as the Hoover Dam.
French scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discovered radium.