Bishop Reuben H. Mueller founded the United Methodist Church.
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The first Canadian postage stamp went into circulation.
The Soviet Union launched the first crewed Soyuz mission, Soyuz 1.
President Bill Clinton declared this day as the National Day of Mourning.
German bombers attacked the English city of Exeter, beginning the Baedeker Blitz.
Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for killing Robert F. Kennedy.