Uber became a public company, opening on the New York Stock Exchange.
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The parliament of Great Britain passed the Tea Act, a piece of legislation that ultimately led to the Boston Tea Party.
Apple became the first company to achieve worth more than $800 billion.
Jeffrey Dahmer got baptized while in prison at Columbia Correctional Institution in Wisconsin.
The USSR attempted to launch an uncrewed spacecraft to Mars.
The disaster movie 'Twister' by Michael Crichton premiered.
