Fruit producer company Dole was founded in Hawaii.
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P.T. Barnum and his circus began touring the United States.
NASA's UK-6 was launched into space.
Tom Bradley, Mayor of Los Angeles, signed the first US gay rights bill.
The White House opened its first indoor swimming pool.
One hundred volunteers in Bhutan set a new Guinness World Record when they planted 49,672 trees in one hour.
