The United States Department of Justice was formed.
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Stevie Wonder released his first single, 'Fingertips,' at age 13.
The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, was founded by King Charles II.
Disney's 'The Rescuers' was released.
English navigator Henry Hudson, his teenage son, and seven supporters set adrift aboard a tiny boat on the Hudson Bay.
Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to the murder of John Lennon in New York.