The first of 24 satellites that would make up the global positioning system is put into orbit
– revolutionising navigation on land and sea. Cold fusion is achieved at Utah University by Stanley
Pons and Martin Fleischmann, while ‘Sue’, the best-preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex ever found, is
discovered in South Dakota by Sue Hendrickson. The iconic ‘Seinfeld’ TV series premieres in the
USA, while Americans can purchase Nintendo’s handheld console, the Game Boy, for the first time.
