NASA launched the Mariner 4 space probe on a mission to Mars.
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The Times of London was first issued.
Lady Nancy Astor became the first woman to become a member of the British House of Commons.
The female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read were found guilty of piracy.
The Marianna Coal Mine in Pennsylvania exploded and killed 154 men.
Prime Minister of Britain, Margaret Thatcher, handed in her resignation to the Queen and stepped down after being prime minister for 11 years.
