Marvin Gaye was given a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
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The first-ever American football game played at night occurred in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.
The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire was drafted at the National Palace in Mexico City.
Science magazine announced that half the killer whale population would likely die due to human pollution.
American abolitionist David Walker published his appeal to the African American publications in Boston.
Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez discovered San Diego Bay and claimed it for Spain.