The original PlayStation was launched in Japan.
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HAL Laboratory's Super Smash Bros. Melee was released by Nintendo for the GameCube.
The Grand Union Flag flew for the first time with the commissioning of the USS Alfred.
State troopers in Victoria, Australia, killed more than 30 gold miners at the Battle of the Eureka Stockade.
Illinois became the 21st state to join the United States of America.
Seven armed men attempted to assassinate Bob Marley while he was on break from rehearsal.