The SF F-4 submersible boat sank and killed 21 people near Hawaii.
This was the first submarine incident of its kind.
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Frederick Langenheim took the first photo of a solar eclipse.
The Slave Trade Act was passed in the British Parliament.
Qantas flight QF9 became the first to fly nonstop from Australia to the UK.
The US held its first horse race in Long Island, New York.
The world's first fully-functional space shuttle, Columbia, was delivered to the JFK Space Center.
