Martin Luther King Jr. posthumously received the US Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter.
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Legendary baseballer Babe Ruth made his Major League Baseball debut for the Boston Red Sox.
The United Nations declared Matej Gaspar as the five billionth person in the world.
Italy won their second EUFA Euro soccer title after defeating England in penalty shootouts.
American comedy-drama 'Orange Is the New Black' was released on Netflix.
The Skylab, America's first space station, was destroyed as it entered Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.
