NASA’s NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft became the first space probe to land on an asteroid when it touched down on 433 Eros.
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The return of escaped slaves in the US became compulsory after congress introduced the fugitive slave law.
Santiago, Chile, was founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia.
Madison Square Garden in New York City opened North America's first artificial ice rink.
After years of court battles, Michael Donald's family was awarded $7 million.
The Soviet Union exiled Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the winner of the 1970 Nobel Price in Literature winner.
