Tchaikovsky conducted the first public concert at the newly-built Music Hall in New York City.
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During his second voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus spotted Jamaica and landed at Discovery Bay.
Secretariat made history when he finished the Kentucky Derby in record time.
Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to outer space.
Kublai Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan, became the ruler of the Mongol Empire.
Perfume Chanel No.5 was released.
