New York Times Newspaper officially declared that the Cold War was over.
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The Coinage Act was enacted in the US.
The armies of Sultan Mehmed II arrived at Constantinople's outer walls and prepared to lay siege to the city.
Martin Luther King started his first of many non-violent demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama, US.
Taylor Swift became the world's first musician to become a billionaire solely from songs and concerts.
Mafia boss John Gotti was convicted of thirteen murders and racketeering.
