The US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded.
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Banksy's famous 'Girl With Balloon' was sold for £1 million at an auction, then the piece automatically self-destructed by running through a shredder fitted into the frame.
California Governor Jerry Brown passed a bill to legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill persons.
Notorious American outlaws, The Dalton Brothers, set out to rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas.
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil was ratified.
The American romantic comedy 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' starring Audrey Hepburn, was released in the US.