Gerald Holtom presented his peace symbol design to the British Direct Action Committee, who accepted it immediately.
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Saint Francis Xavier Church in Baltimore, Maryland, became the first church exclusively for blacks in the US.
The USSR's uncrewed Luna 20 lunar lander successfully touched down on the surface of the Moon.
Russia declared the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic as independent states.
The Prussian Confederation was formed.
Edwin Land presented his Polaroid photo product, the world's first instant photos, in New York City.
