143 people were killed in a Siberian Airlines plane crash that was shot down by Ukrainian Missiles over the Black Sea.
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Julian Assange launched WikiLeaks.com.
The musical 'Sometime' put on its first performance at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway, New York City, US.
Gutzon Borglum began sculpting Mount Rushmore.
John Lennon's album 'Walls and Bridges' was released in the US.
Pope Gregory XIII introduced the concept of the Gregorian Calendar to Europe.
