NBC-TV premiered “Late Night with David Letterman.”
The first guest was comedian and actor Bill Murray.
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The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary was published.
Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi was removed from power by a military coup d'état.
Thomas Edison completed the world's first movie studio in West Orange, New Jersey.
The first reusable spacecraft called ''Space Shuttle Columbia" broke apart when returning to Earth, and all seven astronauts on board died.
Legendary rock singer Ozzy Osbourne announced his retirement from touring.
