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1970 - 200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival.

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1984 - Dolphin rocket launched off San Clemente Island.

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1984 - US Supreme Court rules Jaycees may be forced to admit women as members.

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1985 - CBS announces a 21 percent stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner's takeover.

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1986 - US President Ronald Reagan presides over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty.

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1988 - US navy ship USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290.

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1989 - US Supreme Court rules states do not have to provide funds for abortions.

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1989 - The movie Batman sets record of quickest US$100 million (10 days).

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1999 - In Weirs Beach, New Hampshire, USA, over six hours Billy Mitchell plays a "perfect" game of the arcade game Pac-Man, achieving the highest score that the game allows: 3,333,360. This can only be accomplished by guiding Pac-Man to eat every dot, fruit, and ghost in all 256 levels without dying.

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