The New York Times published its first issue.
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Tiffany & Co was founded by Charles Tiffany and John Young in Brooklyn, Connecticut.
Colonel Joseph William Kittinger II completed the first-ever trans-Atlantic crossing in a helium balloon.
The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London, opened.
The award-winning drama movie 'A Streetcar Named Desire' was released in the US.
Segregation led many students to walk out of Froebel High School, Gary, Indiana.