The first issue of “The New Yorker” was published.
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Russia declared the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic as independent states.
The Jackson 5 performed on TV for the first time on American Bandstand.
Saint Francis Xavier Church in Baltimore, Maryland, became the first church exclusively for blacks in the US.
Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City, USA.
Edwin Land presented his Polaroid photo product, the world's first instant photos, in New York City.