Wolfgang Mozart’s opera “Idomeneo” premiered at the Cuvilliés Theatre in Munich, Germany.
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One of William Shakespeare's most acclaimed plays, ''Romeo & Juliet" was performed for the first time.
The New York Evening Mirror published Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem 'The Raven.'
President George W. Bush gave his State of Union Address.
A two-stage version of the Saturn I rocket was launched for the first time.
Kansas entered the Union, making it the 34th state to join the United States of America.
