The Sopranos, the hit American crime drama, debuted on HBO.
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Petra Schneider set a world record by swimming 1,500 meters freestyle in just 15:43:31.
John D. Rockefeller created Standard Oil Company in Cleveland, Ohio.
China lifted martial law.
Indian Assam Tea was brought to the United Kingdom for the very first time.
Julius Caesar and his armies crossed the Rubicon River, an act that directly led to the Roman Civil War.
