Roman Emperor Domitian was assassinated, and Marcus Cocceius Nerva became the new Emperor.
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The US spacecraft, Voyager, took the first-ever photograph of the moon and Earth together from space.
Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tebogo were admitted to the United Nations.
The award-winning drama movie 'A Streetcar Named Desire' was released in the US.
During his fourth and final voyage, Christopher Columbus arrived in Costa Rica.
UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson received a standing ovation for her gender inequality speech at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, US.