The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts opened in New York City.
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German composer Richard Wagner completed 'Parsifal' – one of his most famous operas.
After parading around New York City, the Apollo 11 crew was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City was founded.
The first Tony Awards were handed out at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
Queen Elizabeth II reopened the reconstructed Globe Theatre in London.
