Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tebogo were admitted to the United Nations.
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The New York Times published its first issue.
After nearly 80 years of business, the iconic plastic kitchenware brand Tupperware filed for bankruptcy.
Segregation led many students to walk out of Froebel High School, Gary, Indiana.
The Teutonic Knights defeated the Polish army in the Battle of Chojnice.
During his fourth and final voyage, Christopher Columbus arrived in Costa Rica.