Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, was shot in a pistol duel with Vice President Aaron Burr.
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The Saxon King Æthelstan of Southern England was the first successful king to take over Northern England.
NASA's Atlantis space shuttle took off from the John F. Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-104.
Basketball player Michael Jordan was offered the richest NBA one-year contract of $30 million from the Chicago Bulls.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope released its first groundbreaking images from space.
Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first president to fly in a helicopter.