The University of North Carolina opened, becoming the first US public state university.
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Jesse James performed his first daylight armed robbery in the US.
France became the fourth nuclear-capable nation following its successful Gerboise Bleue atomic test.
The European Space Agency successfully launched the Vega launch rocket for the first time.
At exactly 23:31:30 (UTC), Unix time passed 1,234,567,890.
The world-famous British boy band, Take That, announced their breakup.
