The first Dutch abortion clinic began to perform artificially-induced abortions.
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Two scientists from the University of California Radiation Laboratory discovered carbon-14, a new isotope of carbon.
Pokémon was released on the Game Boy for the first time, in the video games Pocket Monsters Red & Green.
The Italian government asked for advice on how to stop the Leaning Tower of Pisa from leaning too far and collapsing.
Singer and actress Barbra Streisand announced she had her pet dog cloned twice.
The Reichstag, Germany's parliament building, was set on fire by a Dutch communist.
