Aretha Franklin became the first-ever female artist to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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The Mars Polar Lander was launched.
Roman Emperor Decius ordered everyone in the Roman Empire to make sacrifices to the Roman gods.
A fire broke out at the top of the famous iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
During the Battle of Princeton, British forces were defeated in New Jersey by George Washington's revolutionary army.
A woman in Rome became the first person to receive a bionic hand that can sense touch.
