William IV became king of The United Kingdom and Hanover until his death in 1837.
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The US Navy's Vanguard SLV-2 launch vehicle failed to reach Earth's orbit.
Richard III was crowned King of England.
Fifty countries signed the United Nations Charter in San Francisco.
Dr. Zabdiel Boylston of Harvard University gave the first smallpox inoculations in Boston following America's biggest outbreak.
Karl Benz patented the gasoline-operated motor car.
