Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for a demonstration he was involved in during December 1961.
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Aviator Howard Hughes started his around-the-world flight.
NASA launched Telstar 1, the world's first active communications satellite.
Lady Jane Grey began her 9-day reign as the Queen of England, France, and Ireland.
Wyoming became the 44th state to join the United States of America.
Louis XVI of France declared war on Great Britain during the American Revolution.
