The world’s first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, was used in a public postal system in the United Kingdom.
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Both Michael Jackson and the Bee Gees were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The first issue of the New York Herald was published by James Gordon Bennett, costing 1 cent per issue.
The final episode of 'Friends' aired.
The Hindenburg zeppelin caught fire and was destroyed while attempting to dock in New Jersey.
British man, Roger Bannister, became the first athlete to run one mile in less than four minutes.
