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.
Iraqi warplanes bombed the town of Sardasht in Iran with a chemical attack.
Illinois became the first US state to make it compulsory by law to wear a seatbelt.
Bill Gates stepped down as chairman of Microsoft Corporation.
Cherokee warriors defeated British forces at the Battle of Echoee, during the Anglo-Cherokee War.
