The US held its first poultry show at Boston’s Public Garden.
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The Soviet Union's uncrewed Buran space shuttle completed its first and only space flight.
Sony released their PlayStation 4 in North America and sold one million units within 24 hours.
Christopher Columbus wrote about tobacco use by the natives of New England.
English military officer Myles Standish lead 16 men to explore Cape Cod.
The Continental Congress ratified the Articles of Confederation, the first government rule for the newly-formed United States of America.
