Special Boat Service
Operatives of the British Special Boat Service boarded the container ship Grande Tema in the Thames Estuary to detain four stowaways who had threatened the crew.
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Maya civilization
Countries that were part of the Maya civilization celebrated the end-date of a 5,126-year-long cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar.
Oslo II Accord
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Pan Am Flight 103
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Apollo 8
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United Nations
The United Nations adopted the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, which 88 member states have since signed.
Greek Cypriots
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)
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