Soviet spacecraft Luna 6, destined for a moon landing, failed after flying right past it.
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New South Wales, Australia, celebrated the first day of homosexuality being legal.
The sweeping machine (vacuum cleaner) was patented in Chicago, US, by Ives W. McGaffey.
Former US President Donald Trump was formally accused of mishandling classified documents.
The discovery of the chemical element Neptunium was announced.
Edward the Confessor was crowned King of England. He was considered the last king of the House of Wessex.
