Japan opened its borders to tourists after two years of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Russian Soyuz MS-10 manned spacecraft malfunctioned during takeoff and made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan.
The Aleppo, Syria earthquake occurred and was one of the deadliest in history, killing around 230,000 Syrians.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt received a letter from Albert Einstein detailing the possibility of atomic weapons.
The American sketch comedy series 'Saturday Night Live' premiered on US television.
NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan became the first woman to walk in space.
