The US Department of Foreign Affairs, the fledgling nation’s first federal agency, was established.
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The first recorded example of having to 'quarantine' was written by The Ragusan Republic.
Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed while performing a public prayer at the city hall in Albany, Georgia, US.
The musical 'Little Shop of Horrors' by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman premiered on Broadway at Orpheum Theater, New York, US.
Billboard magazine started ranking sales of recorded songs.
Tony Hawk landed the first '900' on a skateboard at the 5th annual X Games in San Francisco.
