The musical “Yip! Yip! Yaphank!” by Irving Berlin premiered at the Century Theatre in New York City.
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The Battle of Knockdoe occurred in County Galway, Ireland.
The Soviets shot down the plane of an American CIA agent, and the pilot was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Apple became the first US company to be valued at $2 trillion.
The first photos to reveal that the Aral Sea was shrinking were taken by NASA.
A battle at sea between USS Constitution and British HMS Guerriere occurred 400 miles off Nova Scotia.