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Twenty-four stockbrokers signed the Buttonwood Agreement under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street, establishing the rules for trading securities. This agreement is considered the foundation of what would become the New York Stock Exchange.
Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais identified a heavily corroded gearwheel in a shipwreck artifact haul. This object, later known as the Antikythera Mechanism, is an ancient Greek analog computer used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses.
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered its landmark unanimous decision, declaring state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. This ruling was a pivotal moment in the American Civil Rights Movement.
The Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, chaired by Senator Sam Ervin, began televised hearings into the Watergate scandal. The hearings captivated the nation and revealed the extent of the Nixon administration's involvement in the break-in and cover-up.
The World Health Organization removed homosexuality from its International Classification of Diseases, no longer listing it as a mental disorder. This was a major step for global LGBTQ+ rights and destigmatization.