Meat packers began the first modern sit-down strike at the Hormel plant in Austin, Minnesota.
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The United States issued gold certificates to battle counterfeit notes.
The ninth Final Fantasy game, Final Fantasy IX, was released for PlayStation.
The Northern Territory of Australia and the South Pacific were darkened by a total eclipse of the sun.
NBC assembled the first symphony utilized exclusively for radio.
The infamous Bloody Sunday Protests were held in London.
