Bombs in Hilla and Karbala, Iraq, killed 30 Shias and wounded 100 others.
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A wooden relic thought to be from Jesus's manger was returned to Bethlehem.
The French Army massacred more than 300 civilians in the Vietnamese village of Mỹ Trạch.
Thomas Edison demonstrated his hand-cranked phonograph for the first time.
President Bill Clinton lifted the Alaskan oil exports ban.
Pong was released. It was the first commercially successful video game.
