UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned after only 44 days in office, the shortest term in the country’s history.
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The Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 went into Venus' orbit – making it the first to do so.
The Governor of Kenya declared a state of emergency and began arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising.
A month after launching in Japan, Metal Gear Solid was finally playable by North American PlayStation players.
The British newspaper The Sunday Times was first published.
American pioneer aviator Noel Wien founded Alaska's first airline, Wien Alaska Airlines Inc.