The Dutch Republic granted a charter for New Netherlands to the Dutch West India Company.
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A Texan doctor performed the world's first successful partial skull and scalp transplant.
Canada announced that silver coins would be replaced with nickel.
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen went gold.
The United States Supreme Court declared that it was unlawful to discriminate in interstate travel.
The movie 'Big' starring Tom Hanks, premiered in the US.
