Two American journalists were sentenced to 12 years of penal labor after illegally entering North Korea.
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Soviet spacecraft Luna 6, destined for a moon landing, failed after flying right past it.
Dr. Kathy Sullivan became the first woman to reach the deepest part of the ocean in the Marianas Trench.
Margaret Bondfield became the first female cabinet minister in the UK.
Noah Cushing patented the washing machine in Quebec, Canada.
Senator Robert Kennedy was laid to rest.
