Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa’s first black president.
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Apple became the first company to achieve worth more than $800 billion.
Uber became a public company, opening on the New York Stock Exchange.
The USSR attempted to launch an uncrewed spacecraft to Mars.
An atomic submarine circumnavigated the globe.
The parliament of Great Britain passed the Tea Act, a piece of legislation that ultimately led to the Boston Tea Party.
