The first-ever color 3D movie, “House of Wax,” premiered in New York.
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Arbor Day was celebrated for the first time in America in Nebraska.
The UK, Ireland, and Northern Ireland governments signed the Good Friday Agreement.
A 14-year-old girl performed the world's first human cannonball in London, England.
Mount Tambora erupted in Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).
Paul McCartney announced he would leave The Beatles.