The American sketch comedy series “Saturday Night Live” premiered on US television.
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Around 200,000 people marched through Washington, D.C. streets to fight for gay and lesbian civil rights.
NASA launched STS-92 to the International Space Station, which became the 100th Space Shuttle mission.
The Aleppo, Syria earthquake occurred and was one of the deadliest in history, killing around 230,000 Syrians.
The Russian Soyuz MS-10 manned spacecraft malfunctioned during takeoff and made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan.
Australia's first university, The University of Sydney, was inaugurated.
