Thomas Edison completed the world’s first movie studio in West Orange, New Jersey.
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Martin Luther King Jr. and 250 protestors were arrested.
Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi was removed from power by a military coup d'état.
Mary Queen of Scots received the death sentence from cousin Queen Elizabeth I.
King Carlos I of Portugal and his heir were assassinated in Lisbon.
The first reusable spacecraft called ''Space Shuttle Columbia" broke apart when returning to Earth, and all seven astronauts on board died.
