The Hollywood Walk of Fame is established.

A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.

Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.

Astronauts land on the Moon in the Apollo 14 mission.

The Riobamba earthquake strikes Ecuador, causing up to 40,000 casualties.

Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the death of 20 people when his low-flying plane cuts the cable of a cable-car…

Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader of Uganda

The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.