New York City allocated hundreds of acres of land in Manhattan for Central Park.
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The estimated magnitude 8.0 earthquake caused the island of Crete to rise 30 feet (9 meters) above sea level.
The comedy movie 'The Quiet Man' was released in the UK.
Pink Floyd performed their hit 'The Wall' at the previous Berlin Wall location.
The Provisional IRA detonated twenty-two bombs in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
J.K. Rowling's final book in the series 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' book was published worldwide.
