Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H. W. Bush declared an end to the Cold War.
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HAL Laboratory's Super Smash Bros. Melee was released by Nintendo for the GameCube.
Illinois became the 21st state to join the United States of America.
The first pizza party was held in space.
State troopers in Victoria, Australia, killed more than 30 gold miners at the Battle of the Eureka Stockade.
Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared for 11 days.
