The first British-made jet bomber, the English Electric Canberra, made its first test flight.
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Brazil introduced the Golden Law (Lei Áurea), signed by the Princess Imperial of Brazil, which abolished all forms of slavery.
An assassination attempt was made on Pope John Paul II.
Three astronauts, Richard J. Hieb, Thomas D. Akers, and Pierre J. Thuot, simultaneously walked in space for the first time.
A new study was published in the journal 'Nature Geoscience,' which showed that the moon is still shrinking with recent moonquakes as it cools.
The Beatles movie, 'Let it Be,' premiered.
