A polymer note replaced the paper £20 note in the UK.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened for the first time in New York City.
Jimi Hendrix played his first gig at Temple de Hirsch Synagogue, Seattle, USA.
John Glenn became the first American to orbit planet Earth.
The Station nightclub in Rhode Island burned down, killing 100 people.
Venezuela created its first virtual currency, called the petro, in hopes of saving its economy.