The musical “Grand Hotel” was first performed at the Martin Beck Theater in New York City.
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Harper and Brothers published Lew Wallace's novel 'Ben-Hur: a Tale of the Christ.'
The Disney+ streaming service was launched.
An Iran-Iraq earthquake killed 630 people and injured over 8,100.
Super Mario Galaxy, Nintendo's third 3D Mario game, was released for the Nintendo Wii in North America.
English scientist Robert Hooke was appointed Curator of Experiments at The Royal Society, London, England.