A fire broke out in the evening and swept through the city of Rome, which lasted longer than a week.
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NASA launched Gemini X, the tenth spaceflight of the Gemini program.
King Edward I of England decreed that all Jews must leave the country by November.
President Abraham Lincoln asked for 500,000 volunteers to join the military service.
American boxer Jersey Joe Walcott became the oldest heavyweight champion aged 37.
Forest fires spread across large areas of Sweden.
