The Sistine Chapel's ceiling is unveiled, the National Weather Service makes its first forecast, the U.S. explodes its first hydrogen bomb, and Honda opens its first U.S. factory, all on this day.
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1962: Singer-songwriter Anthony Kiedis, the front man for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, is born in Grand Rapids, Mich.