Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for a demonstration he was involved in during December 1961.
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The Battle of Dyrrhachium occurred.
A chemical factory in Seveso, near Milan, Italy, exploded, covering surrounding areas in dioxin.
The Beatles' album 'VI' topped the Billboard charts at number one and stayed there for six weeks.
NASA launched Telstar 1, the world's first active communications satellite.
Wyoming became the 44th state to join the United States of America.
