Madison Square Garden in New York City opened North America’s first artificial ice rink.
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NASA's NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft became the first space probe to land on an asteroid when it touched down on 433 Eros.
Christian Dior presented 'The New Look Fashion Show.'
USA's men's hockey team beat Canada's for the first time in 12 years.
The famous iconic painting 'The Scream' by Edvard Munch was stolen from a gallery in Oslo, Norway.
Albert Einstein warned against hydrogen bombs on the ''Today with Mrs. Roosevelt" weekly TV show.