Finnish Armi Kuusela won the first Miss Universe Pageant at Long Beach, California.
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The first-generation Apple iPhone went on sale.
The shuttle Atlantis and the Russian space station Mir joined, forming the largest artificial satellite to orbit the earth.
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake dubbed the 'Sierra Madre Earthquake' occurred in South California and caused around $40 million in damages.
A fire destroyed Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.
Eminem's mother sued him after claiming she uses drugs in his hit single 'My Name Is.'
