With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. Eleanor Roosevelt
The first prisoners arrived at Guantanamo Bay
Following reports of torture, Amnesty International called the situation at the US detention camp a “human rights scandal”.
The first Rock in Rio music festival was held
A whopping 1.5 million people attended, making it the world’s largest music festival.
A massive landslide killed 4,000 in Peru
Nine villages in the Río Santa Valley were engulfed by a 12-meter wall of rock and ice.
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Amelia Earhart flew solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland
She was the first person to achieve this feat. Her journey took her from Honolulu to Oakland, California.
Insulin was used for the first time to treat diabetes
14-year-old Leonard Thompson was the first person to receive the medication to combat his Type 1 diabetes.
