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.
The Soviet Union's uncrewed Buran space shuttle completed its first and only space flight.
The US held its first poultry show at Boston's Public Garden.
The first Wendy's restaurant opened in Columbus, Ohio, US.
On his second voyage, Charles Darwin arrived at Tahiti and noted rich fertile lands and intelligent natives.
