An energy crisis in the USA prompted President Nixon to initiate daylight saving time four months early.
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New Mexico became the 47th state to join the United States of America.
A state of emergency was declared in California after a gas leak.
Pan American Airlines completed its first round the world commercial trip.
A first-of-its-kind boxing match took place to settle a feud between a butler and a butcher.
King Henry VIII married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, after his previous wife died during childbirth.
