The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) called for an end to 36 years of bloody conflict with the UK.
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Gangster-drama movie 'On the Waterfront' hit US theaters.
The siege of Damascus was abandoned.
Mary J. Blige's album 'What's the 411?' was released by Uptown Records and MCA Records.
Furniture retailer IKEA opened its first store in Sweden.
333 US marines invaded Haiti, beginning a 19-year occupation.
