The Sun newspaper was published for the first time in New York City.
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The Viking 2 became the second spacecraft to land on Mars.
Adolf Hitler made plans to invade Britain starting on September 21, 1940.
Frederick Douglass escaped slavery in the US.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono left the UK and headed to New York City, US.