Chris Cornell, American musician of Soundgarden and Audioslave, committed suicide at age 52 by hanging.
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The US Congress passed Selective Service Act.
Northern Somalia declared its independence, becoming the unrecognized de facto Republic of Somaliland.
Apollo 10 was launched from the John F. Kennedy Space Center on a mission to the Moon.
The Chinese Theater opened in Hollywood, California, built in an Exotic Revival style architecture.
The Crusaders lost control of the city of Acre, the Kingdom of Jerusalem's last bastion, after a fourteen-day siege.
