Richard Crosbie became the first Irish man to fly a hot air balloon in Ireland.
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The Beatles song 'Helter Skelter' was played in court as evidence for Charles Manson's trial.
Thomas Edison's first overhead electric lighting system began service in Roselle, New Jersey.
Production of the Pixar film Toy Story began.
Apple released the first computer with a graphical user interface (GUI) called the Lisa.
Miami, Florida, received snow for the first and last time ever.