The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) began its radio service in the United Kingdom.
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Herman Melville's novel 'Moby Dick' was published by Harper & Brothers in New York.
Disney's Moana premiered in Los Angeles, California, US.
NASA's Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to orbit another planet when it entered Mars' orbit.
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Kaikōura, New Zealand.
German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovered the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet sighted using a telescope.
