NASA launched the Mariner 4 space probe on a mission to Mars.
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East Timor declared its independence from Portugal.
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.
Lady Nancy Astor became the first woman to become a member of the British House of Commons.
Prime Minister of Britain, Margaret Thatcher, handed in her resignation to the Queen and stepped down after being prime minister for 11 years.
