Explorer Christopher Columbus, on his second voyage, found Dominica and the Kalinago people.
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Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah became the first elected female State Senator in the United States.
Queen Elizabeth II inaugurated the flow of oil from the UK's first-ever oil pipeline.
NASA launched the last space probe in the Mariner Program, Mariner 10.
The International Radiotelegraph Conference in Berlin selected 'SOS' (· · · – – – · · ·) as the global standard for radio distress calls.
George W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.
