Blackberry phones officially ended their service after a year-long transition to a software-based business model.
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New York City modernized its subway by starting its first unmanned trains.
The rapper Vanilla Ice was arrested and spent a night in jail after a row with his wife, which led to ripping out her hair.
The famous elephant called Topsy was executed at Luna Park, Coney Island, in New York.
George H. W. Bush declared himself President of the United States of America.
The Soviet spacecraft Luna I became the first to pass the moon.
