Image credits
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Little Women is published: Victor Grigas (User:victorgrigas), CC BY-SA 3.0. Source.
Truman Capote is born: Roger Higgins, New York World-Telegram and the Sun, Public domain. Source.
Pakistan joins the United Nations: United Nations, Public domain. Source.
The Flintstones premieres: NBC Television, Public domain. Source.
BBC Radio 1 goes on air: Martinra1966, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source.
Miguel de Cervantes is born: Attributed to Juan de Jáuregui, Public domain. Source.
Ferdinand VII dies: Vicente López Portaña, Public domain. Source.
CERN is founded: Brücke-Osteuropa, CC0. Source.
Mafalda appears for the first time: RosanaAG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source.
Shakira releases ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones?: martinvarsavsky from Madrid, Spain, CC BY 2.0. Source.
Louis Pasteur dies: Paul Nadar, Public domain. Source.
Brigitte Bardot is born: Willy Pragher, CC BY 4.0. Source.
Syria breaks from Egypt after a coup: Unknown author, Public domain. Source.
Zoolander opens: cranberries, CC BY 3.0. Source.
Louis XIII is born: Philippe de Champaigne, Public domain. Source.
The last Bali tiger is killed: Fortepan, donated by Vojnich Pál, Public domain. Source.
Google marks its birthday: Jordiipa, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source.
Lorde releases Pure Heroine: Kirk Stauffer, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source.
Hugh Hefner dies: Glenn Francis, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source.
August Möbius dies: Adolf Neumann, Public domain. Source.
Kennedy and Nixon face off in the first televised debate: Associated Press, Public domain. Source.
The Beatles release Abbey Road: Josephenus P. Riley, CC BY 2.0. Source.
Serena Williams is born: Boss Tweed from New York, CC BY 2.0. Source.
The G20 is founded: Dati Bendo / European Communities, 2025 / EC - Audiovisual Service, CC BY 4.0. Source.
Pope Clement VII dies: Sebastiano del Piombo, Public domain. Source.
The Slavery Convention is signed: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source.
Will Smith is born: TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0. Source.
The first Chicago Marathon is run: Benjamin Lipsman from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source.
Paranormal Activity opens: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source.
Túpac Amaru is executed: Cuzco School, unidentified painter, Public domain. Source.
F. Scott Fitzgerald is born: Unknown author, Public domain. Source.
Camp Nou opens: Oh-Barcelona.com from Barcelona, Spain, CC BY 2.0. Source.
Nirvana releases Nevermind: P.B. Rage from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source.
The Big Bang Theory premieres: Phil Plait from Rohnert Park, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source.