Soviet spacecraft Luna 6, destined for a moon landing, failed after flying right past it.
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Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes' Highest-Paid Athletes List, becoming the first soccer player to do so.
The discovery of the chemical element Neptunium was announced.
The sweeping machine (vacuum cleaner) was patented in Chicago, US, by Ives W. McGaffey.
Two American journalists were sentenced to 12 years of penal labor after illegally entering North Korea.
New South Wales, Australia, celebrated the first day of homosexuality being legal.
