The First Zoological Society in the US was formed in Philadelphia.
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The Coinage Act was enacted in the US.
Julius Wolff supplied the first canned sardines from Maine, USA.
Sputnik 2 soviet spacecraft burned up, returning through Earth's atmosphere.
In San Diego, California, SeaWorld announced that it would phase out its orca shows following protests.
The Soviet Union sent a dog into space aboard the spacecraft Sputnik II.
