Jazz composer and musician John Coltrane received the Special Citation Pulitzer Prize after his death.
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American boarding house owner Mary Surratt was arrested for taking part in President Lincoln's assassination.
The United Kingdom officially created its first National Park, the Peak District National Park.
Seven Irish prisoners broke out of the Western Australian Colony's Fremantle Prison and fled to the US.
FedEx officially began its operations and flew 186 packages to 25 cities on the US's East Coast.
The movie 'Thor' premiered in cinemas in Sydney, Australia.
