Michelangelo was commissioned to create his sculpture Pietà.
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Shortly after liftoff, the first US Air Force Delta III rocket failed and was blown up mid-air.
Indonesia announced they plan to move their capital city from Jakarta to Borneo.
The Battle of Crécy occurred when the French army attacked the English army while they traversed northern France.
Four men became the first recorded climbers to complete a successful ascent of Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak.
The first electric power was generated at Niagara Falls.