The US Supreme Court decided that public schools aren’t allowed to study the bible or pray.
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Sultan bin Salman Al Saud became the first Arab and the first Muslim to fly into space.
The Discovery Channel started broadcasting.
The Polio epidemic took hold for the first time in the US at Rutland, Vermont.
France carried out its last public execution.
Police captured O.J. Simpson for murder charges after a 90-minute police chase.
