Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H. W. Bush declared an end to the Cold War.
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NASA lost radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft entered the Martian atmosphere.
The first pizza party was held in space.
The Grand Union Flag flew for the first time with the commissioning of the USS Alfred.
Neon lighting was first demonstrated at the Paris Motor Show by Georges Claude.