The “2001: A Space Odyssey” sci-fi movie premiered in Washington, DC.
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The armies of Sultan Mehmed II arrived at Constantinople's outer walls and prepared to lay siege to the city.
Beethoven performed his first concert 'for his benefit' at Austria's Royal Imperial Court Theatre.
The Coinage Act was enacted in the US.
Explorer Juan Ponce de León found Florida and claimed it for Spain.
New York Times Newspaper officially declared that the Cold War was over.
