NASA launched the Mariner 4 space probe on a mission to Mars.
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Women voted in a general election for the first time in New Zealand.
The Times of London was first issued.
The teaser trailer for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' was released, which first introduced the droid, BB-8.
The Marianna Coal Mine in Pennsylvania exploded and killed 154 men.
The Chicago Times-Herald sponsored the United States' first-ever car race, with the winning car going an average of 7 miles per hour.
