Boris Yeltsin resigned as the President of Russia, which left Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as acting President.
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Roman Emperor Commodus survived an assassination attempt.
Paul McCartney filed a lawsuit to break up The Beatles.
The New Year's Eve Ball was lowered in New York Times Square for the very first time.
Denmark's Queen Margrethe announced that she would end her 52-year-long reign.
American inventor Ogden Bolton Jr. patented the first electric-powered bicycle.
