Mikhail Gorbachev was elected as the Soviet Union’s first President.
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Dr. Bernard Fantus and his team opened the very first 'blood bank' in Cook County Hospital, Chicago, US.
Julius Caesar was assassinated.
1.4 million students across 125 nations participated in the School Strike for Climate.
The musical 'My Fair Lady' had its first performance on Broadway in New York City.
Billboard started publishing the top album charts list with the King Cole Trio as the first #1.