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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The musical 'Sometime' put on its first performance at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway, New York City, US.
Pope John Paul IV visited New York, becoming the first Pope to visit the Western Hemisphere.
Dark Souls, the second Souls game after Demon's Souls, was released for PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America.
Julian Assange launched WikiLeaks.com.
John Lennon's album 'Walls and Bridges' was released in the US.
