The “I Robot” collection of sci-fi short stories by Isaac Asimov was published by Genome Press in the US.
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The Battle of Tirad Pass was fought.
NASA's Endeavour Space Shuttle was launched through Mission STS-61.
Cobb, a film about the baseball player Ty Cobb and starring Tommy Lee Jones premiered.
The Chinese child Emperor Pu Yi ascended the Chinese throne at the age of two.
Sweden introduced a groundbreaking Freedom of Press Act, becoming the first nation to introduce freedom of speech.
