The musical “Yip! Yip! Yaphank!” by Irving Berlin premiered at the Century Theatre in New York City.
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The first photos to reveal that the Aral Sea was shrinking were taken by NASA.
The coronation of King Edward I occurred at the Westminster Abbey in England.
The Battle of Knockdoe occurred in County Galway, Ireland.
The first eclipse observation from a hot air balloon took place at 11,500 feet altitude by Dmitri Mendeleev in Russia.
The Soviets shot down the plane of an American CIA agent, and the pilot was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
