NASA’s Galileo spacecraft made its first flyby of Earth.
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SpaceX became the first private company to launch, orbit, and recover a spacecraft.
The Commonwealth of Independent States was formed by the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed a treaty eliminating medium-range nuclear missiles.
Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his 'Atoms for Peace' speech at the United Nations in New York.
A fire destroyed Vienna's Ring Theater, which killed between 640-850 people.
