The Beatles released their single “Let it Be.”
The hit entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #6 and soon found its way to #1.
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Portuguese Navigator Ferdinand Magellan discovered Guam, Micronesia in the Western Pacific.
NASA's Dawn probe became the first spacecraft to orbit a dwarf planet.
Boxing champion Muhammad Ali relinquished his 'slave name' of Cassius Clay and joined Islam.
A circus performer patented the modern trampoline.
The world's oldest message in a bottle was found.