Harper Lee’s book “To Kill a Mockingbird” was published by J. B. Lippincott & Co.
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American comedy-drama 'Orange Is the New Black' was released on Netflix.
A series of seven bomb blasts killed 209 people in Mumbai, India.
Legendary baseballer Babe Ruth made his Major League Baseball debut for the Boston Red Sox.
Chinese mariner and explorer Zheng He set sail with his fleet to explore the world for the first time.
The Skylab, America's first space station, was destroyed as it entered Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.
