The US Congress abolished the gold dollar and three-dollar coins.
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Nintendo released Super Mario 64, one of their most iconic Mario games.
The Umbria and Marche earthquake occurred in Italy, killing 11 people and injuring 100.
The famous Parthenon building in Athens, Greece, was damaged due to an attack by the Venetian army attempting to remove Turks who turned the building into a mosque.
The World Health Organization announced that they would give measles vaccinations to 800,000 children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Beatles released Abbey Road, the last album they recorded before breaking up.
