The Humorous Phases of Funny Faces by James Stuart Blackton became the world’s first animation.
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NASA launched the Pioneer 11 space probe to study the asteroid belt & the environment around Jupiter and Saturn.
Texas movie fans were surprised with a special premiere viewing of that year's Star Trek movie.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded in LaFayette, New York, by Joseph Smith.
The first Tony Awards were handed out at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
The Bosnian War began after a series of violent conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
