The original PlayStation was launched in Japan.
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Spotify announced Drake as the most-streamed star of the 2010s with 28 billion streams, and Ed Sheeran's 'Shape Of You' as the most-streamed track with 2.4 billion streams.
NASA lost radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft entered the Martian atmosphere.
State troopers in Victoria, Australia, killed more than 30 gold miners at the Battle of the Eureka Stockade.
Seven armed men attempted to assassinate Bob Marley while he was on break from rehearsal.
The 70th anniversary of NATO was marked by a gathering in London of world leaders, followed by a reception by Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
