London’s last horse-drawn omnibus trip went from London Bridge Station to Moorgate.
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV was made available to PC players in North America.
The original American horror film ''Halloween” premiered in Kansas City, Missouri, US.
John Hancock became the first Governor of Massachusetts after winning 90% of the votes in the Massachusetts Constitution.
Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first African American US Army brigadier general.
Scientists in India discovered a 152-million-year-old fossil of an extinct marine reptile called the ichthyosaur.