Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H. W. Bush declared an end to the Cold War.
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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.
The original PlayStation was launched in Japan.
Seven armed men attempted to assassinate Bob Marley while he was on break from rehearsal.
Neon lighting was first demonstrated at the Paris Motor Show by Georges Claude.
NASA lost radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft entered the Martian atmosphere.
