The film and television production and distribution studio Paramount Pictures was founded.
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NASA's Atlas-Centaur rocket exploded mid-air during its first test flight.
The British runner, Henry Barrett, ran a world record marathon at 2 hours, 42 minutes, and 31 seconds in the Polytechnic Marathon in London.
After laying siege to Orléans for nearly seven months, England's forces finally gave up and simply marched away.
George Selden filed for the first patent for a gasoline-driven automobile.
Mohandas Gandhi started a 21-day fast.
