The Statue of Liberty’s fingers, which clasp the handle of her torch, was fully installed.
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NASA's Galileo spacecraft skimmed by Jupiter's moon, Lo, at just 112 miles (180 km).
The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche celebrated his 44th birthday by beginning his autobiography 'Ecce Homo,' which was published in 1908.
Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black-rights political organization, Black Panther Party.
Saddam Hussein was reelected president of Iraq through a referendum.
Aviation pioneers, the Montgolfier brothers, made the first human ascent in a hot air balloon.