The Baltimore Afro-American newspaper was published for the first time.
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Carl Gustav Witt discovered the first near-Earth asteroid, 433 Eros.
After parading around New York City, the Apollo 11 crew was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Berlin's city became entirely divided in two, with all borders sealed between the east and west.
Supergiant Games released their most ambitious game to date, Hades, on PC, Switch, and macOS.
John Smith, famous for setting up the first permanent English colony in the New World, told the first stories about Jamestown.