South Africa played host to the first FIFA World Cup in Africa.
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Alabama Governor George Wallace stood in front of the schoolhouse door, refusing entry to two African American students.
Toy Story 4 premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in LA, California.
The comedy-drama musical 'Nashville' written by Robert Altman was released.
The Basilica of St Denis in Paris was completed and dedicated.
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched into Earth's orbit atop a Delta II rocket.
