The United States issued gold certificates to battle counterfeit notes.
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The ninth Final Fantasy game, Final Fantasy IX, was released for PlayStation.
The first quintuplets of the century were born in London, UK.
The Northern Territory of Australia and the South Pacific were darkened by a total eclipse of the sun.
Joseph Conrad's novella 'Heart of Darkness' was published as one single book.
The Cherry Mine disaster in Illinois killed 259 miners in a coal mine fire.
