The first issue of the New York Herald was published by James Gordon Bennett, costing 1 cent per issue.
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Bob Hope performed his first United Service Organization show at California's March Field for service members and their families.
Both Michael Jackson and the Bee Gees were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The UN reported that one million plant and animal species were at risk of extinction.
The world's first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, was used in a public postal system in the United Kingdom.
The Hindenburg zeppelin caught fire and was destroyed while attempting to dock in New Jersey.
