The 101st Space Shuttle mission, STS-97, successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
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The world's first international soccer match took place.
A rainbow in Taiwan was visible for a record-breaking 8 hours and 58 minutes.
German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann found The Mask of Agamemnon at the Greek site of Mycenae.
Russia passed a stricter ban on 'LGBT propaganda.'
Pink Floyd released their eleventh studio album titled The Wall.