Mikhail Gorbachev was elected as the Soviet Union’s first President.
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Maine became the 23rd state to join the United States of America.
The musical 'My Fair Lady' had its first performance on Broadway in New York City.
Dr. Bernard Fantus and his team opened the very first 'blood bank' in Cook County Hospital, Chicago, US.
The very first .com domain was registered.
NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-119.
