Athlete Tom O’Hara smashed a world record by running 1 mile in just 3 minutes and 56.4 seconds.
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NASA's Dawn probe became the first spacecraft to orbit a dwarf planet.
Felix Hoffmann patented one of the world's most common drugs, Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid).
The first computers were affected by the Michelangelo virus, which activated annually on March 6.
The world's oldest message in a bottle was found.
The Beatles released their single ''Let it Be."