STS 44 Atlantis 10 was launched into space.
It was the US’s 7th spacecraft launch.
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Abel Tasman became the first European to discover Tasmania and named it Van Diemen's Land.
Taylor Swift won six awards at the American Music Awards, including Artist of the Year and Artist of the Decade.
A catastrophic landslide on Mont Granier destroyed five villages.
The very first Chick-fil-A restaurant opened in Atlanta's Greenbriar Mall.
George Hancock, who invented softball, played the first match in Chicago.
