Sony released their PlayStation 4 in North America and sold one million units within 24 hours.
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Microsoft entered the video game market with the launch of its first game console, the Xbox.
Ubisoft released Rayman Origins worldwide for PlayStation 3, PC, and Xbox 360.
The US held its first poultry show at Boston's Public Garden.
English military officer Myles Standish lead 16 men to explore Cape Cod.
The Soviet Union's uncrewed Buran space shuttle completed its first and only space flight.
