The world’s largest Legoland theme park opened in Winter Haven, Florida.
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At 11 years old, Grace Bedell wrote to Abraham Lincoln, saying he should grow a beard.
The Statue of Liberty's fingers, which clasp the handle of her torch, was fully installed.
NASA's Galileo spacecraft skimmed by Jupiter's moon, Lo, at just 112 miles (180 km).
Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black-rights political organization, Black Panther Party.
Charlie Chaplin's satirical movie 'The Great Dictator' was released in the US.