The Grand Canyon National Monument was created.
It was the fifteenth site in the US to be named a national park.
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East Pakistan renamed itself Bangladesh after seceding from Pakistan.
Charing Cross Railway Station opened in London, England.
Wesley College was established in Melbourne, Australia.
Luther Terry, the US Surgeon General, released a report concluding smoking cigarettes is bad for you.
Astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the first two moons of Uranus, Titania & Oberon.
