Colombia’s militant group FARC agreed to lay down their weapons after 52 years of guerilla warfare.
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Stock markets crashed in New York because of a public panic, which was traced back to wheat crop failure in Argentina.
Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali retired for the third time.
Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, officially opened.
Cherokee warriors defeated British forces at the Battle of Echoee, during the Anglo-Cherokee War.
Illinois became the first US state to make it compulsory by law to wear a seatbelt.
