The Soviet Union announced that all of its troops had officially withdrawn from Afghanistan.
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Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala became the first African and first woman to lead the World Trade Organization.
Great Britain ditched their Pence and Shillings currency values for decimal varieties.
A meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, which sent shockwaves that smashed windows and injured 1,500 people.
The silent movie 'IT,' directed by Clarence G. Badger and Josef von Sternberg, was released in the US.
A trade union was founded that later became the current British Labor Party.
