The United States Department of Justice was formed.
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The first Dairy Queen restaurant opened in Joliet, Illinois, US.
The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, was founded by King Charles II.
Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to the murder of John Lennon in New York.
The United States Congress formally recognized the Pledge of Allegiance and added it to the Federal Flag Code.
The state of Florida banned thong bikinis at some state parks.