The Soviet Union announced that all of its troops had officially withdrawn from Afghanistan.
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A trade union was founded that later became the current British Labor Party.
An assassination attempt was made against US President Franklin D. Roosevelt by an Italian immigrant, Giuseppe Zangara.
Heineken International was founded in the Netherlands.
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who was known as the Milwaukee Cannibal, was sentenced to life in prison.
Great Britain ditched their Pence and Shillings currency values for decimal varieties.
