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Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object to achieve a polar orbit, is launched – Subway crash in London kills 43 – Gorbachev calls for nuclear weapons treaty – The first Gulf War ends – First NATO Military Action

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Lincoln avoids assassination attempt, The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is founded, Children receive first polio vaccine, Eric Heiden speed skates into Olympic history, Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Iraq, thus beginning the ground phase of the gulf war, Schindler’s List shown uncut on network televisio

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