Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, premiered in New York.
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New York state became the first to require license plates on automobiles.
Manhattan Bridge opens for traffic.
Mike Tyson received his second speeding ticket while drag racing his Lamborghini in Albany, New York.
An Irish cook in New York, US, infected 53 people with typhoid.
Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his 'Atoms for Peace' speech at the United Nations in New York.
