The Texas Chain Saw Massacre horror film premiered in cinemas in Los Angeles, California.
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The Communist Party of Australia (CPA) was founded in Sydney by a group inspired by the Russian Revolution.
Inventor Daniel Cooper patented the first time clock in the US.
The World Wildlife Fund blamed humanity's rapidly expanding consumerism for decreasing 60% of the world's wildlife between 1970 & 2014.
NASA's Challenger Space Shuttle launched for its final successful mission, STS-61-A.
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells was broadcasted on the radio, creating mass public hysteria.
