Finnish long-distance runner Taisto Mäki broke the 10,000-meter world record in 29:52:06.
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Conjoined twins were successfully separated for the first time.
Miss America crowned Vanessa Williams, the first black winner, in New York City.
The fourth great fire of San Francisco happened, destroying a considerable portion of the city.
King Charles VI of France suddenly declared that no Jew may live under his rule, following complaints from Christians in France.
NASA unveiled its first space shuttle, the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
