The Lake Merritt Wild Duck Refuge became the first US wildlife sanctuary.
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The Pedaliante, a human-powered aircraft, successfully flew 0.62 miles (1 km) in Milan, Italy.
Valletta was made the capital city of Malta.
Donna Summer received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
American Astronomer William Henry Pickering discovered Phoebe, one of Saturn's moons.
$500 million worth of art was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, US.