Oklahoma became the 46th state to join the United States of America.
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The Soviet Union's Venera 3 space probe was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 earned a staggering $500 million within 24 hours of release.
The Model M Postage Meter was put into commercial use.
The first edition of America's oldest newspaper, The New York Evening Post, was published.
The Skylab 4 mission was launched by NASA, taking a crew of three astronauts to the US space station.
