The musical “Yip! Yip! Yaphank!” by Irving Berlin premiered at the Century Theatre in New York City.
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Russia's Luna 25 lunar lander mission crash-landed on the Moon.
African American almanac author Benjamin Banneker wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson asking for justice for African Americans.
Russia and China began their first-ever joint military exercise.
The coronation of King Edward I occurred at the Westminster Abbey in England.
The Soviets shot down the plane of an American CIA agent, and the pilot was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
