The US Defense Secretary announced that the US Military would open all combat roles to women.
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Illinois became the 21st state to join the United States of America.
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H. W. Bush declared an end to the Cold War.
HAL Laboratory's Super Smash Bros. Melee was released by Nintendo for the GameCube.
State troopers in Victoria, Australia, killed more than 30 gold miners at the Battle of the Eureka Stockade.
Seven armed men attempted to assassinate Bob Marley while he was on break from rehearsal.
