The Aleppo, Syria earthquake occurred and was one of the deadliest in history, killing around 230,000 Syrians.
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Japan opened its borders to tourists after two years of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Australia's first university, The University of Sydney, was inaugurated.
Alexander Miles patented the automatic opening and closing elevator.
The American sketch comedy series 'Saturday Night Live' premiered on US television.
NASA launched STS-92 to the International Space Station, which became the 100th Space Shuttle mission.
