The USS Holland (SS-1) became the first modern submarine commissioned for the United States Navy.
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The Provisional Irish Republican Army attempted to assassinate British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
The world's strongest storm ever was recorded.
Mariner IX took two photos of Mars' north pole.
The six billionth living human being was born.
A royal wedding occurred in Munich, which is considered to be the first-ever Oktoberfest event.
