The ban on Sunday baseball was lifted in Washington, D.C., making it the 3rd city to do so.
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We Want Beer! parade was held.
Settlers funded by the Virginia Company of London established Jamestown.
The rockumentary film featuring The Who titled 'Kids Are All Right' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
The US Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was formed.
The Netherlands Institute for War Documentation published Anne Frank's complete diary.