Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Latvia declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
Al Capone went to prison.
NASA's Atlantis Space Shuttle ferried the Magellan space probe into orbit.
The Royal Canadian Navy was established.
Emmy Award winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus, star of 'Seinfeld,' received the 2,407th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
