Johnny Cash recorded his iconic live album, At Folsom Prison.
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Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer changed his plea from not guilty to guilty but insane.
Nine thousand scientists from 43 nations signed a petition to ban nuclear testing.
The most destructive riot in Constantinople's history, the Nika Riots, began during a chariot race.
Galileo Galilei discovered Callisto, the fourth moon of Jupiter.
Industrialist Henry Ford's method to construct auto bodies from plastic was patented.