The Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 went into Venus’ orbit – making it the first to do so.
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The Governor of Kenya declared a state of emergency and began arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising.
NTC forces killed Muammar Gaddafi and his son after the Battle of Sirte.
The Return of the King, the third installment in The Lord of the Rings book series by J. R. R. Tolkein, was published.
The British newspaper The Sunday Times was first published.
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned after only 44 days in office, the shortest term in the country's history.
