Astronomer Richard Walker discovered Saturn’s moon, Epimetheus.
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The first panda arrived in the US from China.
Kublai Khan founded the Yuan dynasty when he renamed his Mongol Empire 'Yuan.'
The film 'The Color Purple,' based on the novel by Alice Walker, directed by Steven Spielberg, premiered in New York.
A powerful meteor exploded over the Bering Sea.
Nevada became the first US state with a female-majority legislature, with new appointments taking it to 51%.
