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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Athlete Tom O'Hara smashed a world record by running 1 mile in just 3 minutes and 56.4 seconds.
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, was listed as the richest person on Forbes.
Georgy Malenkov succeeded Joseph Stalin as leader of the Soviet Union.
The world's oldest message in a bottle was found.
Oreos first went on sale.