Canada announced that silver coins would be replaced with nickel.
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The movie 'Big' starring Tom Hanks, premiered in the US.
The First American Regiment was authorized by the Continental Congress proceeding the American Revolutionary War.
A Texan doctor performed the world's first successful partial skull and scalp transplant.
The Dutch Republic granted a charter for New Netherlands to the Dutch West India Company.
The High Court of Australia recognized Aboriginal land rights for the first time.
