39 out of 50 delegates signed the US Constitution and shared it publicly.
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The Dutch expedition captained by Admiral Van Warwyck first sighted Mauritius.
German-British astronomer William Herschel discovered the moon of Saturn, 'Mimas.'
Finnish long-distance runner Taisto Mäki broke the 10,000-meter world record in 29:52:06.
Linus Torvalds released the first version of the Linux operating system kernel for free on the Internet.
The New York Stock Exchange reopened for trading after the September 11 attacks.