The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) began its radio service in the United Kingdom.
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The discovery of an Earth-like planet 3.2 times bigger than our world was announced.
The musical 'Chicago' opened at Richard Rodgers Theater in New York City.
Herman Melville's novel 'Moby Dick' was published by Harper & Brothers in New York.
NASA's Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to orbit another planet when it entered Mars' orbit.
Disney's Moana premiered in Los Angeles, California, US.