Organized by the Columbian Order, the first recorded “Columbus Day” was celebrated on this day.
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Mariner IX took two photos of Mars' north pole.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army attempted to assassinate British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
The six billionth living human being was born.
Christopher Columbus claimed he first saw land at present-day Bahamas.
The state of California became the first to ban fur products.
