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.
Illinois became the 21st state to join the United States of America.
Seven armed men attempted to assassinate Bob Marley while he was on break from rehearsal.
HAL Laboratory's Super Smash Bros. Melee was released by Nintendo for the GameCube.
NASA lost radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft entered the Martian atmosphere.
