The French Revolutionary War began after France declared war on Austria.
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The Soviet Union agreed to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
The Battle of Forum Gallorum took place to besiege Julius Caesar's assassin, Decimus Junius Brutus.
America published the country's first American Dictionary of English Language.
Demonstrations broke out in Tbilisi, Georgia, after attempts by the USSR to repress the Georgian language.
Sputnik 2 soviet spacecraft burned up, returning through Earth's atmosphere.