A Scandinavian research collaboration created the first-ever internet domain name Nordu.net.
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Portuguese navigators discovered Rio de Janeiro.
Romania and Bulgaria joined the European Union.
The Union Jack flag was flown for the first time in Dublin, Ireland, to commemorate the union between Great Britain and Ireland.
America banned all advertisements of cigarettes on TV and radio.
Medical researcher Oswald Hope Robertson performed the first-ever blood transfusion using stored and refrigerated blood.
