American pianist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Cliburn" id="mwvQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Van Cliburn">Van Cliburn</a> is awarded first prize at the inaugural <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Tchaikovsky_Competition" id="mwvg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="International Tchaikovsky Competition">International Tchaikovsky Competition</a> in Moscow.