Australia’s first university, The University of Sydney, was inaugurated.
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Lionel Richie's second album and best-selling of all time, 'Can't Slow Down,' was released.
The Russian Soyuz MS-10 manned spacecraft malfunctioned during takeoff and made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt received a letter from Albert Einstein detailing the possibility of atomic weapons.
Samsung stopped producing Note 7 phones due to batteries exploding on users.
The world's longest flight took place between Singapore and Newark Airport.
