The Jackson 5 performed on TV for the first time on American Bandstand.
The song they performed was “I Want You Back.”
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Russia declared the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic as independent states.
The Prussian Confederation was formed.
US President Barack Obama met with the Dalai Lama amid warnings from China.
The first telephone directory was issued, which consisted of a single card with 50 names and addresses in Connecticut, USA.
The first issue of 'The New Yorker' was published.
