American colonies recorded their first astronomical event after observing a lunar eclipse.
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Prince released his sixth album 'Purple Rain.'
Finland declared war on the Soviet Union after an air raid was launched on Finnish cities.
Florida, one of the confederate states, was readmitted to the Union.
Barbed wire was patented by Lucien B Smith in Ohio, US.
The World Health Organization estimated that Yemen had over 200,000 cases of cholera.
