The rockumentary film featuring The Who titled “Kids Are All Right” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
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The Adventures of Robin Hood, directed by Michael Curtiz, William Keighley, and starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, was released.
The US Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was formed.
The Netherlands Institute for War Documentation published Anne Frank's complete diary.
Israel declared independence from the British administration.
The ban on Sunday baseball was lifted in Washington, D.C., making it the 3rd city to do so.
