The Sopranos, the hit American crime drama, debuted on HBO.
Source
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' net worth reached $106 billion.
The UK's Prince Harry published Spare, his tell-all memoir on his upbringing with the Royal Family.
London Underground was opened, making it the world’s oldest underground railway system.
China lifted martial law.
Maya Angelou became the first African American woman featured on a US quarter.
