Vanuatu gained its independence from the Anglo-French Condominium.
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NASA's Apollo 15 Lunar mission landed on the Moon's surface with the first Lunar Rover.
Host nation Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 in Montevideo to win the first FIFA World Cup.
England won the FIFA World Cup Final in London against Germany with a score of 4-2.
Metallica released their single 'Enter Sandman.'
Abraham Lincoln issued an order called 'eye-for-eye,' allowing Union soldiers to one rebel prisoner for every black prisoner the Confederacy shot.