Alien, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver, was released.
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Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years of hard labor for committing gross acts of indecency with another male person.
Martin Luther was declared an outlaw by the Holy Roman Emperor.
Jay Leno became the permanent host of ''The Tonight Show."
Wonder Woman, directed by Patty Jenkins, premiered in Los Angeles. It was the first superhero film directed by a woman.
US President John F. Kennedy addressed Congress and promised to put a man on the moon within a decade.