The world’s first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, was used in a public postal system in the United Kingdom.
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Both Michael Jackson and the Bee Gees were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
United States President Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1960.
The UN reported that one million plant and animal species were at risk of extinction.
The Sack of Rome occurred.
The Hindenburg zeppelin caught fire and was destroyed while attempting to dock in New Jersey.
