President George Washington received an honorary law degree from Harvard College.
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Ted Kaczynski, The Unabomber, was caught and arrested.
The world's first portable computer was announced at the West Coast Computer Faire.
The Australian boy band 5 Seconds of Summer formed.
Frank Gotch won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship after a 2-hour match.
Edward the Confessor was crowned the new King of England in Winchester, England.