The original PlayStation was launched in Japan.
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Neon lighting was first demonstrated at the Paris Motor Show by Georges Claude.
The 7-year old Ryan of 'Ryan Toysreview' was announced as the year's highest-paid YouTube star earning $22 million.
State troopers in Victoria, Australia, killed more than 30 gold miners at the Battle of the Eureka Stockade.
Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared for 11 days.
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H. W. Bush declared an end to the Cold War.
