Kublai Khan founded the Yuan dynasty when he renamed his Mongol Empire “Yuan.”
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The film 'The Color Purple,' based on the novel by Alice Walker, directed by Steven Spielberg, premiered in New York.
A powerful meteor exploded over the Bering Sea.
The Two Towers, the second of the Lord of the Rings films, was released in theaters.
New Jersey became the third state to ratify the US constitution.
Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, was launched into orbit.
