Billboard started publishing the top album charts list with the King Cole Trio as the first #1.
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Jimi Hendrix was declared the ''most spectacular guitarist in the world" by LIFE magazine.
Julius Caesar was assassinated.
Maine became the 23rd state to join the United States of America.
1.4 million students across 125 nations participated in the School Strike for Climate.
Robert Foster made a world record for holding his breath underwater.