Kendrick Lamar became the first rapper to win Pulitzer Prize.
The award was given for the works in his album “Damn.”
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Queen Anne knighted Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
George Washington started his 220-mile journey to become the first President of the United States.
The Texas City industrial incident occurred, killing 536 people.
The Holy Roman Empire appointed a new supreme military commander, Albrecht von Wallenstein.
The Argentinian city of Salta was founded as an outpost between Buenos Aires, Peru, and Lima.