Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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The Royal Canadian Navy was established.
NASA's Atlantis Space Shuttle ferried the Magellan space probe into orbit.
Pope Alexander VI divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.
Madonna ended her 'Celebration' world tour with a free concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
American Academy of Arts & Science was established in Boston with James Bowdoin, John, and Samuel Adams as founding members.
