The western movie “The Wild Bunch” was released.
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Jimi Hendrix and Pete Townshend performed an epic battle of the guitars.
NASA launched the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the first American lunar mission in ten years.
US President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, marking the beginning of the War of 1812.
The world's first stealth-oriented aircraft, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, took its first flight.
American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer killed his first victim, Steven Mark Hicks.
