The musical “Grand Hotel” was first performed at the Martin Beck Theater in New York City.
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US/Russian STS 74 Atlantis space shuttle was launched from Kennedy Space Center.
An Iran-Iraq earthquake killed 630 people and injured over 8,100.
American Airlines Flight 587 from New York City to the Dominican Republic crashed during takeoff.
Jackie Chan was awarded an honorary Oscar at the 8th Annual Governors Awards for starring in over 200 movies.
Pudge Heffelfinger played his first paid game, making him the first professional American Football player.
