Neon lighting was first demonstrated at the Paris Motor Show by Georges Claude.
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Seven armed men attempted to assassinate Bob Marley while he was on break from rehearsal.
Illinois became the 21st state to join the United States of America.
The Grand Union Flag flew for the first time with the commissioning of the USS Alfred.
The original PlayStation was launched in Japan.
State troopers in Victoria, Australia, killed more than 30 gold miners at the Battle of the Eureka Stockade.
