German engineer Gottlieb Daimler unveiled the world’s first motorcycle, referred to as the Daimler Reitwagen.
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American Christmas comedy 'Home Alone' with Macaulay Culkin premiered in Chicago, US.
NASA declared the conclusion of the Phoenix mission after contact was lost with the Phoenix lander.
Iran claimed to have found over 50 billion barrels of oil in the country's Khuzestan province.
The musical comedy 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' was first performed at the Minskoff Theatre, New York City, US.
The Festival of Reason was held at Notre Dame, Paris.