Times Square Theater opened with a capacity of 1,032.
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Jack the Ripper killed his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
Hollywood actor James Dean died aged 24.
For the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.
Parliament officially nominated Henry IV as Richard II's successor and proclaimed him king of England.
NASA launched the Endeavour space shuttle from the Kennedy Space Center on Mission STS-68.
