Queen Marie Antoinette was executed during the French Revolution.
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Maynard Jackson was elected as the first black Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.
The Tremont Hotel in Boston became the first modern hotel in the United States.
The Cuban Missile Crisis began.
Walt and Roy O. Disney founded the Walt Disney Company.
The 85-year-old athlete Ed Whitlock broke a world record after completing a sub-4-hour marathon.
