The US Supreme Court ruled to allow teachers to spank students even against their parent’s wishes.
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The Governor of Kenya declared a state of emergency and began arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising.
A month after launching in Japan, Metal Gear Solid was finally playable by North American PlayStation players.
The Return of the King, the third installment in The Lord of the Rings book series by J. R. R. Tolkein, was published.
The Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 went into Venus' orbit – making it the first to do so.
The British newspaper The Sunday Times was first published.
