A polymer note replaced the paper £20 note in the UK.
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American movie studio executives allowed the Office of War Information to review their scripts.
The Station nightclub in Rhode Island burned down, killing 100 people.
Jimi Hendrix played his first gig at Temple de Hirsch Synagogue, Seattle, USA.
John Glenn became the first American to orbit planet Earth.
The first electric car charging network debuted in Estonia.
