Nat Turner was arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history.
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English singer George Michael's first album 'Faith' was released.
The Canadian province of Quebec came close to becoming an independent country.
NASA's Challenger Space Shuttle launched for its final successful mission, STS-61-A.
Anne Frank and her sister Margot Frank were deported from Auschwitz to Bergen-Belsen.
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells was broadcasted on the radio, creating mass public hysteria.
