Martin Luther King started his first of many non-violent demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama, US.
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The Coinage Act was enacted in the US.
Taylor Swift became the world's first musician to become a billionaire solely from songs and concerts.
Beethoven performed his first concert 'for his benefit' at Austria's Royal Imperial Court Theatre.
The armies of Sultan Mehmed II arrived at Constantinople's outer walls and prepared to lay siege to the city.
Mafia boss John Gotti was convicted of thirteen murders and racketeering.
