The Baltimore Afro-American newspaper was published for the first time.
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After parading around New York City, the Apollo 11 crew was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
South Park premiered on Comedy Central, with the first episode titled 'Cartman Gets an Anal Probe.'
The Mayan calendar started being used.
Berlin's city became entirely divided in two, with all borders sealed between the east and west.
Black soldiers were blamed for raiding a bar in Brownsville, Texas, US.
