Blackberry phones officially ended their service after a year-long transition to a software-based business model.
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A 7.1 magnitude Earthquake in Tonghai, China, claimed over 10,000 lives.
George H. W. Bush declared himself President of the United States of America.
Julius Caesar and his legions made battle with one of Caesar's former forces in the Battle of Ruspina in Africa.
King Charles I attacked the House of Commons.
New York City modernized its subway by starting its first unmanned trains.
