Voyager 1 probe is launched:
NASA launched the Voyager 1 probe from Florida. It is currently the farthest man-made object in Space.

Massacre at the Munich Olympics
A group of Palestinian militants belonging to the Black September terrorist group stormed the apartment Israeli athletes were staying at the Olympic Village in Munich, Germany several days after the XX Olympic Summer Games had begun. 2 athletes were killed and took 9 hostages, demanding the release of release over 230 Arab prisoners being held in Israel.

On the Road is Hits the Bookshelves for the First Time:
The iconic book was written by American author Jack Kerouac and was based on his and his friends’ travels across America.