1925, the novel "The Great Gatsby," by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was first published by Scribner's of New York.
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In 1847, American newspaperman Joseph Pulitzer was born in Mako, Hungary.
In 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated.
In 1912, the luxury liner RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, on its ill-fated maiden voyage.
In 1932, German president Paul Von Hindenburg was re-elected, with Adolf Hitler coming in second.
In 1953, the three-dimensional horror movie "House of Wax," produced by Warner Brothers and starring Vincent Price, premiered in New York.
In 1959, Japan's Crown Prince Akihito married a commoner, Michiko Shoda.
In 1963, the nuclear-powered submarine USS "Thresher" failed to surface off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in a disaster that claimed 129 lives.
In 1972, the United States and the Soviet Union joined some 70 nations in signing an agreement banning biological warfare.
In 1974, Golda Meir announced her resignation as prime minister of Israel.
In 1998, the Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators reached a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter rivalries and bloody attacks.
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