The Jackson 5 performed on TV for the first time on American Bandstand.
The song they performed was “I Want You Back.”
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Russia declared the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic as independent states.
Gerald Holtom presented his peace symbol design to the British Direct Action Committee, who accepted it immediately.
The USSR's uncrewed Luna 20 lunar lander successfully touched down on the surface of the Moon.
The first issue of 'The New Yorker' was published.
US President Barack Obama met with the Dalai Lama amid warnings from China.
