The Beatles released their very first album, “Please Please Me.”
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America built the first rocket to reach an altitude of 50 miles (80 km).
Four people died, and at least twenty were injured in a terrorist attack near the Houses of Parliament in London.
Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas died after falling off a tightrope between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Aston Villa's director, William McGregor, formed the English Football League.
The Spanish National Assembly officially abolished slavery in Puerto Rico.
