Pan American Airways made the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris.
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The Soyuz 3 spacecraft achieved the first Soviet space rendezvous with Soyuz 2.
The US received Anwar Sadat, its first Egyptian presidential visit.
The American sci-fi movie 'Donnie Darko' with Jake Gyllenhaal was released in the US.
The Cedar Fire swept through San Diego County, California, destroying 2,232 homes and killing fifteen people.
Ida B. Wells published 'Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.'
