Jay Leno became the permanent host of “The Tonight Show.”
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Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years of hard labor for committing gross acts of indecency with another male person.
At the 53rd Cannes Film Festival, 'Dancer in the Dark,' directed by Lars von Trier starring Björk, won the Palme d'Or award.
US President John F. Kennedy addressed Congress and promised to put a man on the moon within a decade.
The Hands Across America charity event was held.
SpaceX's Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to dock at the International Space Station.
