The Melbourne cable tramway system opened the Victoria Bridge line in Melbourne, Australia.
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Neil Simon's play 'Laughter on the 23rd Floor' opened at Richard Rodger's New York City theatre.
The Sega Saturn was released in Japan.
A baby girl named Vanellope Wilkins had her heart successfully put back inside her body.
Riots broke out between Muslims and Christians, in Nigeria, over the Miss World Competition, which killed around 250 and left over 10,000 people homeless.
Carl J.E. Eliason, from Sayner, Wisconsin, was awarded his patent for the 'motor toboggan,' the world's first motorized snow vehicle.
