Ty Cobb, a future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder, was the first to gain 1,000 extra-base hits.
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Arthur C. Clarke was knighted.
The Beatles released their eighth album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
A series of worldwide protests began in reaction to the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.
Carlos Martinez famously hit a ball off Jose Canseco's head for a home run in major league baseball.
Norway's deadliest fire happened when Grue's church burned down, killing one hundred and thirteen people inside.
