The Venera 3 space probe became the first human-made object to land on another planet.
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MAC Cosmetics makeup brand was founded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
James Cameron's Titanic became the first film to gross more than $1 billion worldwide.
A Study in Scarlet became the first US edition of British detective Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
The first United States Census was authorized.
Ohio became the 17th state to join the United States of America.
