The “2001: A Space Odyssey” sci-fi movie premiered in Washington, DC.
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Mafia boss John Gotti was convicted of thirteen murders and racketeering.
The armies of Sultan Mehmed II arrived at Constantinople's outer walls and prepared to lay siege to the city.
Martin Luther King started his first of many non-violent demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama, US.
The International Criminal Court opened its first office in Venezuela following allegations of torture and killings by the country's security forces.
The Falklands War broke out between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands and lasted ten weeks.
