The Baltimore Afro-American newspaper was published for the first time.
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Inventor William Gray received a patent for creating the telephone that uses coins to operate it.
Saint John I became the Catholic Pope.
South Park premiered on Comedy Central, with the first episode titled 'Cartman Gets an Anal Probe.'
Berlin's city became entirely divided in two, with all borders sealed between the east and west.
After parading around New York City, the Apollo 11 crew was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
