The British TV series “The Office” first aired on the BBC.
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The Federation of Australia was given Royal Assent.
British Princess Elizabeth got engaged to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten.
Several internal explosions inside Britain's HMS Vanguard battleship occurred at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland.
NASA's Voyager 2 flew past Jupiter, continuing its journey towards Saturn.
A fire broke out in 20th Century Fox's New Jersey film storage facility.
