Rapper Dr. Dre released his second album, “The Chronic 2001.”
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The Skylab 4 mission was launched by NASA, taking a crew of three astronauts to the US space station.
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Spanish conquistadors captured Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor.
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Due to mosquito infestations, the city of Havana was relocated to its final location.