The rapper Vanilla Ice was arrested and spent a night in jail after a row with his wife, which led to ripping out her hair.
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The world's largest building at the time opened in Dubai.
The famous elephant called Topsy was executed at Luna Park, Coney Island, in New York.
New York City modernized its subway by starting its first unmanned trains.
A 7.1 magnitude Earthquake in Tonghai, China, claimed over 10,000 lives.
Burma declared independence from the United Kingdom.