The first Negro Catholic priest, Charles Uncles, was ordained in the US.
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The Williamsburg suspension bridge opened.
The Fellowship of the Ring, the first Lord of the Rings film, was released in theaters.
Dozens of people died after drinking bath lotion in Siberia.
The US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton, forwarding the articles of impeachment to the Senate for a trial.
The crew of the Union Star lost their lives along with all eight lifeboat volunteers who tried to save them.