President George Washington marked the location for the Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
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The award-winning drama movie 'A Streetcar Named Desire' was released in the US.
Tiffany & Co was founded by Charles Tiffany and John Young in Brooklyn, Connecticut.
During his fourth and final voyage, Christopher Columbus arrived in Costa Rica.
Colonel Joseph William Kittinger II completed the first-ever trans-Atlantic crossing in a helium balloon.
UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson received a standing ovation for her gender inequality speech at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, US.