Beethoven performed his first concert “for his benefit” at Austria’s Royal Imperial Court Theatre.
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Albert Einstein visited New York City and lectured on his Theory of Relativity for the first time.
The Soviet Union's Zond 1 space probe was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Martin Luther King started his first of many non-violent demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama, US.
The Falklands War broke out between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands and lasted ten weeks.
New York Times Newspaper officially declared that the Cold War was over.
