The first pieces of the Berlin Wall were dismantled, starting at Brandenburg Gate.
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The TV Land Network made its debut.
Indonesia announced plans to move its capital city from Jakarta due to the city sinking.
The galaxy Centaurus A was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop.
British Lieutenant James Cook became the first European to reach Australia's east coast.
An EF4 multiple-vortex tornado destroyed areas of two major Alabama cities: Tuscaloosa and Birmingham.
