Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, premiered in New York.
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The musical 'Little Shop of Horrors' by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman premiered on Broadway at Orpheum Theater, New York, US.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded in LaFayette, New York, by Joseph Smith.
Pan American Airlines completed its first round the world commercial trip.
The first edition of the Book of Mormon was published in Palmyra, New York.
The famous elephant called Topsy was executed at Luna Park, Coney Island, in New York.
