NASA launched its Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorers mission (AMPTE) from the Cape Canaveral launch pad.
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The world's first colored cartoon with synchronized sound was released.
The first issue of Sports Illustrated magazine is published.
Julian Assange, who founded WikiLeaks, was given political asylum by Ecuador.
Nikephoros II Phokas was crowned emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
