An energy crisis in the USA prompted President Nixon to initiate daylight saving time four months early.
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A chemist in Berkeley, California, US, announced that they successfully synthesized hormones that are responsible for human growth.
King Henry VIII married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, after his previous wife died during childbirth.
Pan American Airlines completed its first round the world commercial trip.
The Sex Pistols punk rock band was fired by EMI for their bad behavior in public.
King Harold of England became the successor to the crown after King Edward died.
