1777 - The United States flag with 13 red and white stripes and 13 stars on a blue field in the upper left corner was adopted by the US Congress.
1900 - Connected to the United States, Hawaii is constituted as an organized territory.
1962 - In Paris, the European Space Research Organization was founded, later renamed the European Space Agency.
1967 - The USSR launches the Kosmos 166 to explore the Sun from Earth's orbit.
