Seven armed men attempted to assassinate Bob Marley while he was on break from rehearsal.
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Spotify announced Drake as the most-streamed star of the 2010s with 28 billion streams, and Ed Sheeran's 'Shape Of You' as the most-streamed track with 2.4 billion streams.
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H. W. Bush declared an end to the Cold War.
The US Defense Secretary announced that the US Military would open all combat roles to women.
The Grand Union Flag flew for the first time with the commissioning of the USS Alfred.
NASA lost radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft entered the Martian atmosphere.
