Mahatma Gandhi formed the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) to help fight discrimination.
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Baseballer Nolan Ryan became the first pitcher to strike out 5,000 batters.
Both Russia and Vanuatu joined the World Trade Organization raising the total number of members to 157.
Austria launched pilotless balloons against the city of Venice, which became the first air raid in history.
Russia launched a robot called FEDOR to the International Space Station to work as a remote operator and carry out various tasks autonomously.
Storm Botnet sent a staggering 57 million emails.
