The final commercial Concorde flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.
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The first-ever color 3D movie, 'House of Wax,' premiered in New York.
The Hands Across America charity event was held.
A 3,500-year-old Ancient Egyptian obelisk called 'Cleopatra's Needle' was erected in Central Park, New York, US.
Workers began construction on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.
The first Woolworth store opens in Utica, New York.
