Soviet spacecraft Luna 6, destined for a moon landing, failed after flying right past it.
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Margaret Bondfield became the first female cabinet minister in the UK.
Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes' Highest-Paid Athletes List, becoming the first soccer player to do so.
New South Wales, Australia, celebrated the first day of homosexuality being legal.
Former US President Donald Trump was formally accused of mishandling classified documents.
Edward the Confessor was crowned King of England. He was considered the last king of the House of Wessex.
