NASA’s Discovery Space Shuttle launched from Florida on its 19th mission, STS-64.
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Tajikistan declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
Queen Elizabeth II became Great Britain's longest-reigning monarch in history.
Naughty Dog released their first 3D video game, Crash Bandicoot, for the PlayStation.
Grace Hopper fell victim to the first-ever computer bug after removing a moth from her Harvard Mark II computer.
HBO first aired the American war drama miniseries 'Band of Brothers' by Steven Spielberg.
