Lady Macbeth by Dmitri Shostakovich was performed for the first time in Leningrad, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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A record $20 to $50 million worth of gold bars were stolen in a bank robbery in Beirut, Lebanon.
NASA revealed water vapor had been discovered on dwarf planet Ceres.
The Apple Macintosh computer was unveiled during a Super Bowl advertisement.
The National Association of Baseball Players was established in New York.
After the death of Queen Victoria, Britain moved their postage stamps to the King Edward VII series.
