The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act went into law, making it the first National Park in the world.
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James Cameron's Titanic became the first film to gross more than $1 billion worldwide.
President John F. Kennedy founded the Peace Corps.
Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin was found semi-conscious after suffering from a stroke.
The Venera 3 space probe became the first human-made object to land on another planet.
Spanish peseta lost its legal tender after fully adopting the Euro.