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The Woolworth Building in New York City officially opened; at the time, it was the tallest building in the world, with a height of 792 ft (241 m).
The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization enters into force.
SS Ideal X, the world's first successful container ship, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey, for Houston, Texas.
Edward Max Nicholson, Irish environmentalist, co-founded the World Wide Fund for Nature (born 1904)
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) came into being when the WIPO Convention entered into force.
Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day.
The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger airliner, made its maiden flight from Toulouse, France.
The Expo 67 world's fair opened in Montreal, with 62 nations participating and more than 50 million visitors ultimately attending.
Workers' Memorial Day and World Day for Safety and Health at Work (international) National Day of Mourning (Canada)
Frenchman Louis Paulhan landed his biplane at Manchester, having departed from London the previous day, to win the world's first long-distance air race.
CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free.
New York City's Empire State Building (pictured), at the time the tallest building in the world, opened.
Hong Kong Police Force, the world's second modern police force and Asia's first, is established.
A dust explosion (depicted) at the world's largest flour mill in Minneapolis resulted in 18 deaths.
First ascent of Shishapangma, the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders.