David Humphreys handed out the first recorded US passport.
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The Sega Saturn console was released in Europe following its massive success in Japan & North America.
The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence occurred.
The Island Express train derailed on the Peruman Bridge in India.
The Space Shuttle Atlantis launched for its final mission.
'Inception,' starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, premiered in London, England.