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The Off-Broadway show The Fantasticks premiered, eventually becoming the world's longest-running musical, with 17,162 pe
The Off-Broadway show The Fantasticks premiered, eventually becoming the world's longest-running musical, with 17,162 performances across 42 years.
Nona Gaprindashvili, Georgian chess player, Women's World Champion, 1962-1978
Nona Gaprindashvili, Georgian chess player, Women's World Champion, 1962-1978
The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet (442 m) as the world's tallest building
The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet (442 m) as the world's tallest building.
In the papal bull Inter caetera, Pope Alexander VI divides the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of De
In the papal bull Inter caetera, Pope Alexander VI divides the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation.
Belinda Green, Australian beauty queen and 1972 Miss World
Belinda Green, Australian beauty queen and 1972 Miss World
The World Health Organization declares the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as a global health emergency
The World Health Organization declares the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as a global health emergency.
On his second voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing at Discovery Bay and declares Jamaic
On his second voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing at Discovery Bay and declares Jamaica the property of the Spanish crown.
The World Health Organization declared the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency
The World Health Organization declared the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency.
The world's oldest surviving clipper ship, the City of Adelaide is launched by William Pile, Hay and Co
The world's oldest surviving clipper ship, the City of Adelaide is launched by William Pile, Hay and Co. in Sunderland, England, for transporting passengers and goods between Britain and Australia.
World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria
World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision.
The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox
The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox.
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day (International)
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day (International)
Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő, Hungarian Olympic and world champion foil fencer
Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő, Hungarian Olympic and world champion foil fencer
Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in six games to become the first chess computer to win a match against a world champio
Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in six games to become the first chess computer to win a match against a world champion.
A copy of the Diamond Sutra was printed in Tang-dynasty China, making it the world's oldest dated printed book
A copy of the Diamond Sutra was printed in Tang-dynasty China, making it the world's oldest dated printed book.
One World Trade Center becomes the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere
One World Trade Center becomes the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World
Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World.