The American sketch comedy series “Saturday Night Live” premiered on US television.
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The Aleppo, Syria earthquake occurred and was one of the deadliest in history, killing around 230,000 Syrians.
Around 200,000 people marched through Washington, D.C. streets to fight for gay and lesbian civil rights.
Samsung stopped producing Note 7 phones due to batteries exploding on users.
Australia's first university, The University of Sydney, was inaugurated.
NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan became the first woman to walk in space.
