William II, the third son of William the Conquer, was crowned King of England.
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Saudi Arabia became the last country in the world to lift a ban on women driving cars.
Ed Whitlock became the world's first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.
The World Health Organization announced that they would give measles vaccinations to 800,000 children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Beatles released Abbey Road, the last album they recorded before breaking up.
Concorde made its first nonstop trip across the Atlantic from Washington, DC, to Paris, France, in a record-breaking time of 3 hours and 32 minutes.
