The Netherlands experiences the first car-free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.
2 November 1988
The Morris worm, the first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT.
30 October 1983
The first democratic elections in Argentina, after seven years of military rule, are held.
26 October 1985
The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginals.