The first pieces of the Berlin Wall were dismantled, starting at Brandenburg Gate.
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The Simpson's 636th episode aired, making it the longest episode count of any TV series in history.
An EF4 multiple-vortex tornado destroyed areas of two major Alabama cities: Tuscaloosa and Birmingham.
Space Patrol aired the first 3D television show.
The US Army freed 32,000 concentration camp prisoners in Dachau, Germany.
British Lieutenant James Cook became the first European to reach Australia's east coast.
