President Lyndon Johnson had his first day in office after becoming the 36th president of the United States.
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Religious philosopher Blaise Pascal had an intense dreamlike experience he believed to be a religious vision.
Frederick County, Maryland, US, refused to pay the British Stamp Tax.
The New York Times published Edwin Hubble's discovery that the Andromeda 'nebula' is actually a galaxy.
The Manchester Martyrs of the IRA were hung in front of 10,000 people at Salford Gaol, Manchester, UK.
US President Warren G. Harding signed the Willis-Campbell Act, which took effect from this day.
