Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for a demonstration he was involved in during December 1961.
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Lady Jane Grey began her 9-day reign as the Queen of England, France, and Ireland.
A chemical factory in Seveso, near Milan, Italy, exploded, covering surrounding areas in dioxin.
The British newspaper, News of the World, published its last-ever edition following a phone-hacking scandal.
Erden Eruç began the world's first successful solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
The Beatles' album 'VI' topped the Billboard charts at number one and stayed there for six weeks.
