NASA’s Discovery Space Shuttle launched from Florida on its 19th mission, STS-64.
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John Lennon released his second album, 'Imagine.'
The Handsworth riots began in Birmingham, England, after a man was arrested near Acapulco Café, Lozells.
Congress changed the official name from United Colonies to the United States of America.
Tajikistan declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
HBO first aired the American war drama miniseries 'Band of Brothers' by Steven Spielberg.