Pope Saint Eusebius became the bishop of Rome.
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NBA hired the first African American coach Bill Russell for the Boston Celtics.
The inaugural meeting of the International Court of Justice was held in The Hague, Netherlands.
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After hyping the game up for years, Valve finally released Portal 2 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.