The British Broadcasting Company Ltd (BBC) was founded.
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The Jungle Book movie by Disney was released.
Former Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan as suicide bombers attacked her convoy in Karachi.
The first all-female spacewalk took place.
American independent adventure movie 'My Own Private Idaho,' starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves, was released.
An earthquake destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland.
