The United States conducted its first and only nuclear artillery test at the Nevada Test Site.
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The original Star Wars film (Episode IV – A New Hope), directed by George Lucas, was first released.
Jay Leno became the permanent host of ''The Tonight Show."
32-year-old Erik Weihenmayer from Boulder, Colorado, became the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
The FDA gave Elon Musk the go-ahead to trial his Neuralink brain implants on humans.
Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years of hard labor for committing gross acts of indecency with another male person.
