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.
Dr. Kathy Sullivan became the first woman to reach the deepest part of the ocean in the Marianas Trench.
Margaret Bondfield became the first female cabinet minister in the UK.
The discovery of the chemical element Neptunium was announced.
While rescuing four captives in central Gaza, Israeli soldiers killed 247 Palestinians and injured 698.
