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.
German-British astronomer William Herschel discovered the moon of Saturn, 'Mimas.'
Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek declared his discovery of microorganisms to the Royal Society in London.
NASA unveiled its first space shuttle, the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
Linus Torvalds released the first version of the Linux operating system kernel for free on the Internet.
