Volkswagen launched the Flying Tiger, its first working prototype flying car.
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Foundations were placed on Bedloe's Island, New York City, to become home of the Statue of Liberty.
British graffiti artist Banksy created the first in a series of animal artworks in London.
English explorer Humphrey Gilbert claimed Newfoundland for the British crown.
The first traffic lights in the US were installed in Cleveland, Ohio.
Nelson Mandela returned to South Africa and was arrested for illegally leaving the country.
