The US Congress abolished the gold dollar and three-dollar coins.
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The World Health Organization announced that they would give measles vaccinations to 800,000 children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Beatles released Abbey Road, the last album they recorded before breaking up.
The iconic Hollywoodland sign was changed to just Hollywood as we know it today.
Ed Whitlock became the world's first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.
Concorde made its first nonstop trip across the Atlantic from Washington, DC, to Paris, France, in a record-breaking time of 3 hours and 32 minutes.
