The first American soldiers arrived in Saudi Arabia as part of the Gulf War.
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Pope Pius VII restored the Society of Jesus.
American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel was granted the patent for the revolving door.
The National Space Development Agency of Japan selected Mamoru Mohri, Chiaki Mukai, and Takao Doi as Japan’s first astronauts.
The Valais Witch Trials started in Switzerland, making it the first witch hunt of its kind, which became much more widespread over the next few decades.
NASA's Explorer 6 satellite launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
