Saint Francis Xavier Church in Baltimore, Maryland, became the first church exclusively for blacks in the US.
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The first issue of 'The New Yorker' was published.
US President Barack Obama met with the Dalai Lama amid warnings from China.
Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City, USA.
The first telephone directory was issued, which consisted of a single card with 50 names and addresses in Connecticut, USA.
The Prussian Confederation was formed.