Lionel Richie’s second album and best-selling of all time, “Can’t Slow Down,” was released.
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NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan became the first woman to walk in space.
Alexander Miles patented the automatic opening and closing elevator.
The Aleppo, Syria earthquake occurred and was one of the deadliest in history, killing around 230,000 Syrians.
The Russian Soyuz MS-10 manned spacecraft malfunctioned during takeoff and made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan.
Theodore Roosevelt became the first US President to fly in an airplane.
