US President Franklin D. Roosevelt received a letter from Albert Einstein detailing the possibility of atomic weapons.
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Australia's first university, The University of Sydney, was inaugurated.
NASA launched STS-92 to the International Space Station, which became the 100th Space Shuttle mission.
The Russian Soyuz MS-10 manned spacecraft malfunctioned during takeoff and made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan.
NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan became the first woman to walk in space.
Lionel Richie's second album and best-selling of all time, 'Can't Slow Down,' was released.
