King Charles III of the United Kingdom was diagnosed with cancer.
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William Painter secured a patent for the capped bottle opener.
Astronaut Alan Shepard was the first to hit a golf ball on the Moon.
Queen Elizabeth II took to the throne after the death of King George VI.
The colony of Victoria, Australia, was hit by the Black Thursday bushfires, burning 19,000 square miles.
The US Congress changed the name of the Washington National Airport to the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
