Madison Square Garden in New York City opened North America’s first artificial ice rink.
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The fast-food chain, Jack in the Box, was founded in San Diego, California.
The famous iconic painting 'The Scream' by Edvard Munch was stolen from a gallery in Oslo, Norway.
The return of escaped slaves in the US became compulsory after congress introduced the fugitive slave law.
Albert Einstein warned against hydrogen bombs on the ''Today with Mrs. Roosevelt" weekly TV show.
NASA's NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft became the first space probe to land on an asteroid when it touched down on 433 Eros.