Nikephoros II Phokas was crowned emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
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Edwin Prescott was awarded a patent for the vertical loop Roller Coaster.
Over 566 wildfires swept through British Columbia in Canada, which led to a State of Emergency, and 3,000 people were evacuated.
NASA launched its Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorers mission (AMPTE) from the Cape Canaveral launch pad.
The Junkers Ju 287, the first jet with forward-swept wings, made its first flight.
Queen Victoria of Britain sent the first-ever transatlantic telegraph to US President James Buchanan.
