The movie “Malcolm X,” starring Denzel Washington, was released in the US.
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Shawn Mendes claimed his third number 1 single on the Billboard list, making him the first person under the age of 20 to do so.
The people of Latvia gathered together to proclaim the Republic of Latvia as an independent nation.
Morocco's King Mohammed V returned after being exiled in 1955.
The UK's repealed anti-gay amendment, Section 28, came to a complete end in the UK.
NASA's MAVEN space probe was launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.