The Bee Gees made their first appearance on TV, performing “Words” and “To Love Somebody” on the Ed Sullivan Show.
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Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory discover Californium, a new radioactive element.
Vladimir Putin won the Russian Presidential election again.
Saint Patrick was captured by Irish raiders from his home in Britain and taken to be a slave in Ireland.
The FDA approved the first chickenpox vaccine.
Albert Einstein wrote his first paper on the Quantum Theory of Light.