New York City allocated hundreds of acres of land in Manhattan for Central Park.
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The Provisional IRA detonated twenty-two bombs in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The comedy movie 'The Quiet Man' was released in the UK.
Former British prime minister Tony Blair won the leadership election for the British Labour Party.
American forces landed on Guam during WWII, which started the Second Battle of Guam.
The Battle of Bull Run took place at Manassas Junction, Virginia.
