NASA’s Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to orbit another planet when it entered Mars’ orbit.
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Herman Melville's novel 'Moby Dick' was published by Harper & Brothers in New York.
Disney's Moana premiered in Los Angeles, California, US.
Louis Timothee became America's first paid librarian.
Nellie Bly, a pioneering female journalist, embarked on a trip to travel around the world in less than 80 days.
The discovery of an Earth-like planet 3.2 times bigger than our world was announced.
