The Dutch expedition captained by Admiral Van Warwyck first sighted Mauritius.
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The New York Stock Exchange reopened for trading after the September 11 attacks.
Inventor Phillip W Pratt obtained the patent for his sprinkler system designed to extinguish fires.
Miss America crowned Vanessa Williams, the first black winner, in New York City.
Norway became the first country in the world where electric cars outnumbered petrol cars.
Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek declared his discovery of microorganisms to the Royal Society in London.
