The film “The Color Purple,” based on the novel by Alice Walker, directed by Steven Spielberg, premiered in New York.
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New Jersey became the third state to ratify the US constitution.
The Two Towers, the second of the Lord of the Rings films, was released in theaters.
Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, was launched into orbit.
Kublai Khan founded the Yuan dynasty when he renamed his Mongol Empire 'Yuan.'
Gunmen killed six health workers in Pakistan.
