The musical “Chicago” opened at Richard Rodgers Theater in New York City.
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The James Bond movie 'Casino Royale,' with Daniel Craig as Bond, premiered in London.
Nellie Bly, a pioneering female journalist, embarked on a trip to travel around the world in less than 80 days.
German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovered the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet sighted using a telescope.
Ruby Bridges became the first African American girl to take classes at an all-white school in Louisiana.
The discovery of an Earth-like planet 3.2 times bigger than our world was announced.
