Frank Sinatra first recorded “My Way,” with lyrics written by Paul Anka based on the French song “Comme d’habitude.”
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The founding of the Soviet Union was announced.
Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announced the existence of other galactic systems at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
The United States bought 45,000 square miles of land from Mexico.
British forces retaliated against the United States and burned Buffalo, New York, to the ground.
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D Major premiered in Vienna.
