President Theodore Roosevelt changed the name of the “Executive Mansion” to “The White House.”
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, unveiled its iconic Christ The Redeemer statue.
A royal wedding occurred in Munich, which is considered to be the first-ever Oktoberfest event.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army attempted to assassinate British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
The USSR's Voskhod 1 spacecraft became the first spaceflight with multiple crew members.
The cosmetics company CoverGirl featured their first-ever boy on the cover.