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.
Burma declared independence from the United Kingdom.
The world's largest building at the time opened in Dubai.
George H. W. Bush declared himself President of the United States of America.
The famous elephant called Topsy was executed at Luna Park, Coney Island, in New York.
