Cellular mobile phone service was made available to the American public for the first time.
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A painting called 'Abstraktes' by Gerhard Richter sold for a record $34 million.
Nero began his reign as Roman Emperor at the age of 16, as his predecessor Claudius died from suspicious circumstances.
Charles Messier discovered the Whirlpool Galaxy.
The US government began its trade embargo against Cuba.
115,000-year-old human bones found in Poland turned out to be from a Neanderthal child who was eaten by a giant bird.
