A 7.8 earthquake hit Flores Island in Indonesia, which caused an 82-foot tsunami, killing about 2,500 people.
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After countless failures, North Korea launched its first satellite.
Adolf Eichmann was found guilty of war crimes in Israel.
Arthur Ashe became the first black person to be ranked number one in tennis.
Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, premiered in New York.
The deepest point of land was identified.
