Nazi forces moved on Britain for the first time after attacking shipping containers in the English Channel.
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Aviator Howard Hughes started his around-the-world flight.
The Scopes Monkey Trial took place in Dayton, Tennessee.
NASA launched Telstar 1, the world's first active communications satellite.
The Beatles' album 'VI' topped the Billboard charts at number one and stayed there for six weeks.
The British newspaper, News of the World, published its last-ever edition following a phone-hacking scandal.
