State troopers in Victoria, Australia, killed more than 30 gold miners at the Battle of the Eureka Stockade.
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Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H. W. Bush declared an end to the Cold War.
NASA lost radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft entered the Martian atmosphere.
The 7-year old Ryan of 'Ryan Toysreview' was announced as the year's highest-paid YouTube star earning $22 million.
The original PlayStation was launched in Japan.
The Grand Union Flag flew for the first time with the commissioning of the USS Alfred.
