The first edition of America’s oldest newspaper, The New York Evening Post, was published.
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Oklahoma became the 46th state to join the United States of America.
The Skylab 4 mission was launched by NASA, taking a crew of three astronauts to the US space station.
Due to mosquito infestations, the city of Havana was relocated to its final location.
The Soviet Union's Venera 3 space probe was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Spanish conquistadors captured Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor.