The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City was founded.
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The psychological crime thriller movie 'Se7en,' starring Morgan Freeman, premiered in New York.
The first Tony Awards were handed out at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
Harry Houdini broke free from a straitjacket while hanging upside down 40 feet in New York City, US.
The New York Horticultural Society was founded.
The American horror movie 'White Zombie' was released at New York City's Rivoli Theater.
