The oldest soft drink brand, Dr Pepper, sold its very first bottle in the USA.
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The Charleston Museum was founded, making it the first public museum in the United States.
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti claimed 316,000 lives.
Malcolm X's daughter, Qubilah Shabazz, was arrested for making arrangements to kill Louis Farrakhan, who she believed killed her father in 1965.
Nineteen European nations forbade human cloning; however, the UK and Germany refused to sign the agreement.
NASA's Deep Impact space probe launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
