The Soviet Union announced that all of its troops had officially withdrawn from Afghanistan.
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Heineken International was founded in the Netherlands.
Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala became the first African and first woman to lead the World Trade Organization.
The Greek philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death for corrupting the minds of Athens's youth.
US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who was known as the Milwaukee Cannibal, was sentenced to life in prison.
